Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.8% | 45.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 70.6% | 29.4% | -4.8 | ✓ (7.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 76.4% | 23.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 71.9% | 28.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 72.1% | 27.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 61.8% | 38.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -12 (110-122). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 32 | 8-20 | 6-13 | 4-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 32 | 5-16 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 31 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 31 | 12-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Max Strus | 26 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert | 22 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Georges Niang | 18 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 13 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves * | 37 | 11-20 | 1-4 | 12-13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 35 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 37 | 12-23 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 | - | - | |
| LeBron James * | 34 | 9-17 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | - | - | |
| Rui Hachimura * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Max Christie * | 28 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Dalton Knecht | 22 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 20 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Cam Reddish | 19 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Shake Milton | 10 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
* = starter