Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.9% | 78.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.0% | 70.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 17.8% | 82.2% | +8.4 | ✗ (19.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 28.6% | 71.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 30.4% | 69.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 30.3% | 69.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.6% | 67.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -11 (120-131). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 40 | 17-29 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 35 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 4-7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel * | 31 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves * | 29 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| D.J. Augustin | 25 | 7-7 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Stanley Johnson | 23 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Malik Monk | 22 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 13 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 40 | 10-23 | 2-8 | 7-7 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 37 | 6-12 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens * | 34 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 29 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 27 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 20 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 17 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert | 16 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Brandon Goodwin | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Moses Brown | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| RJ Nembhard Jr. | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ed Davis | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter