Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.8% | 78.2% | +7.0 | ✓ (14.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 21.0% | 79.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 22.0% | 78.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 21.9% | 78.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +21 (126-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves * | 33 | 9-18 | 3-8 | 15-17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 25 | - |
| Gabe Vincent * | 29 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Rui Hachimura * | 29 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Deandre Ayton * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jake LaRavia * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 23 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Adou Thiero | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Maxi Kleber | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dalton Knecht | 13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Jaxson Hayes | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Drew Timme | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Bronny James | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown * | 33 | 10-22 | 3-7 | 7-9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 22 | - |
| Payton Pritchard * | 30 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Derrick White * | 29 | 7-14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Jordan Walsh * | 26 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Neemias Queta * | 26 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Sam Hauser | 24 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Josh Minott | 22 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Anfernee Simons | 15 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Baylor Scheierman | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Hugo González | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Xavier Tillman | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Luka Garza | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Amari Williams | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter