Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.7% | 65.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 38.7% | 61.3% | +2.5 | ✗ (7.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.3% | 47.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 60.1% | 39.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 60.2% | 39.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -5 (111-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes * | 40 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| De'Aaron Fox * | 39 | 13-23 | 2-7 | 3-7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | - | - | |
| Keegan Murray * | 36 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Kevin Huerter * | 32 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Richaun Holmes * | 30 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Trey Lyles | 20 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Chimezie Metu | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Malik Monk | 10 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Davion Mitchell | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| KZ Okpala | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 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 * | 36 | 11-25 | 2-9 | 8-9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | - | - | |
| Patrick Beverley * | 26 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder * | 26 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Thomas Bryant * | 18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook | 31 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Max Christie | 27 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 23 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Kendrick Nunn | 16 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
* = starter