Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.1% | 35.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 72.2% | 27.8% | -5.3 | ✓ (8.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.0% | 46.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 62.9% | 37.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 67.4% | 32.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 67.5% | 32.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 57.2% | 42.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -14 (100-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 38 | 7-18 | 3-9 | 7-7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 37 | 10-17 | 1-7 | 12-13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert * | 29 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 27 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 24 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 20 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 19 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Robin Lopez | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 33 | 13-23 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 32 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. * | 29 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Lonnie Walker IV * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kendrick Nunn * | 18 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook | 31 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 25 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Matt Ryan | 17 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 15 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Max Christie | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter