Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.5% | 29.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.6% | 62.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 41.7% | 58.3% | +1.8 | ✗ (19.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 54.8% | 45.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -18 (109-127). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker * | 33 | 11-22 | 2-6 | 7-7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 31 | - | - | |
| Bradley Beal * | 32 | 14-21 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37 | - | - | |
| Kevin Durant * | 32 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Grayson Allen * | 30 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Eric Gordon | 22 | 2-11 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Bol Bol | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Josh Okogie | 11 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Chimezie Metu | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Udoka Azubuike | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jordan Goodwin | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Yuta Watanabe | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Nassir Little | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis * | 31 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves * | 30 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Taurean Prince * | 28 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| LeBron James * | 24 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 4-7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Cam Reddish * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 29 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell | 27 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Max Christie | 24 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Skylar Mays | 12 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Jalen Hood-Schifino | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter