Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.9% | 78.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.4% | 69.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.4% | 84.6% | +9.4 | ✓ (4.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.0% | 60.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 31.1% | 68.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 26.5% | 73.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 30.3% | 69.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +14 (116-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 35 | 8-17 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder * | 26 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Lonnie Walker IV * | 24 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Patrick Beverley * | 21 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Thomas Bryant | 28 | 8-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook | 26 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 25 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 21 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Damian Jones | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kendrick Nunn | 6 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 39 | 17-27 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 43 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 38 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 37 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 29 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert | 23 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 22 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro | 9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 8 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Raul Neto | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Mamadi Diakite | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter