Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.3% | 46.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 70.6% | 29.4% | -4.8 | ✗ (23.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 50.7% | 49.3% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 49.0% | 51.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 49.0% | 51.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +19 (116-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 38 | 4-13 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 34 | 11-25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Max Strus * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 28 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert | 28 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Georges Niang | 22 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 12 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Pete Nance | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Mobley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Damian Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis * | 36 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 7-9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | - | - | |
| LeBron James * | 35 | 10-18 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 24 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves * | 33 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 31 | 11-17 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | - | - | |
| Rui Hachimura * | 27 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 25 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Taurean Prince | 20 | 7-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Gabe Vincent | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Max Christie | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Maxwell Lewis | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Colin Castleton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter