Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.6% | 80.4% | - | β |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | β |
| Margin | 20.0% | 80.0% | +7.6 | β (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.5% | 60.5% | - | β |
| Efficiency | 26.0% | 74.0% | - | β |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 27.2% | 72.8% | - | β |
| Log Adjusted | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | β |
| Points Off/Def | 31.5% | 68.5% | - | β |
Actual: New York Knicks +12 (112-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka DonΔiΔ * | 36 | 10-23 | 5-14 | 5-6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 27 | - |
| LeBron James * | 34 | 9-15 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Deandre Ayton * | 32 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Marcus Smart * | 30 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Jake LaRavia * | 23 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Rui Hachimura | 28 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 19 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Gabe Vincent | 17 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jaxson Hayes | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Dalton Knecht | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maxi Kleber | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Drew Timme | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 36 | 4-15 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 36 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | - |
| OG Anunoby * | 33 | 9-15 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 32 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 30 | 5-12 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Landry Shamet | 26 | 8-13 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Mitchell Robinson | 23 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Tyler Kolek | 13 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Mohamed Diawara | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Ariel Hukporti | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Trey Jemison III | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dillon Jones | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter