Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.5% | 46.5% | - | β |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | β |
| Margin | 67.0% | 33.0% | -3.9 | β (34.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | β |
| Efficiency | 63.3% | 36.7% | - | β |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 62.0% | 38.0% | - | β |
| Log Adjusted | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | β |
| Points Off/Def | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | β |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +31 (140-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Sheppard * | 41 | 5-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Cam Whitmore * | 37 | 13-19 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | - | - | |
| Jock Landale * | 24 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green * | 21 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 14 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Nate Williams | 26 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| David Roddy | 23 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 23 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| N'Faly Dante | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Jack McVeigh | 12 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves * | 33 | 9-15 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Luka DonΔiΔ * | 31 | 13-19 | 5-9 | 8-14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | - | - | |
| Rui Hachimura * | 31 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| LeBron James * | 22 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes * | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 30 | 6-9 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Jordan Goodwin | 22 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Gabe Vincent | 21 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 19 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Dalton Knecht | 4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Bronny James | 4 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Shake Milton | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Trey Jemison III | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter