Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 61.8% | 38.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 60.4% | 39.6% | -2.3 | ✗ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 36.0% | 64.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.9% | 64.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.1% | 63.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +5 (131-126). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 39 | 10-22 | 1-7 | 6-9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 38 | 13-25 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 34 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder * | 36 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Patrick Beverley * | 27 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Rui Hachimura * | 18 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 30 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook | 22 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 15 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Thomas Bryant | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones * | 40 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 39 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Brandon Ingram * | 32 | 15-28 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | - | - | |
| Trey Murphy III * | 28 | 7-12 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 24 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Jose Alvarado | 23 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 23 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 22 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter