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 | ✗ (13.9 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 +10 (107-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet * | 39 | 7-15 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Dillon Brooks * | 33 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 33 | 8-25 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 32 | 4-15 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | - | - | |
| Tari Eason | 19 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 14 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jermaine Samuels Jr. | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jock Landale | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Cam Whitmore | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Nate Hinton | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis * | 36 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 27 | - | - | |
| LeBron James * | 35 | 7-17 | 0-4 | 2-5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Taurean Prince * | 29 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 26 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Cam Reddish * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Max Christie | 28 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 22 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Christian Wood | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jalen Hood-Schifino | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Maxwell Lewis | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter