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 | ✓ (12.7 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 -15 (108-123). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis * | 33 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 12-13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | - | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 32 | 5-15 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | - | - | |
| Malik Beasley * | 31 | 8-16 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. * | 28 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 28 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Rui Hachimura | 19 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder | 18 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 14 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Max Christie | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Davon Reed | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III * | 37 | 7-14 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Brandon Ingram * | 37 | 9-17 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 36 | 5-17 | 1-10 | 2-4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones * | 33 | 7-16 | 2-8 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 15 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 22 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Josh Richardson | 17 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 16 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Dyson Daniels | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter