Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.5% | 46.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.7% | 49.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 67.0% | 33.0% | -3.9 | ✗ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 47.1% | 52.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 47.1% | 52.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +1 (105-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks * | 40 | 9-21 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Fred VanVleet * | 39 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 31 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 31 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 30 | 11-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | - | - | |
| Tari Eason | 17 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 15 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green | 13 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Jock Landale | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Reddish * | 39 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| LeBron James * | 39 | 14-19 | 2-5 | 7-9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 37 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 32 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | - | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 24 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Taurean Prince * | 23 | 1-11 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Rui Hachimura | 32 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 25 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Christian Wood | 17 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter