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2026-04-27

Model Predictions

Model Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets Spread Result
Elo 45.1% 54.9% -
Bradley-Terry 47.1% 52.9% -
Margin 30.4% 69.6% +4.5 (14.5 off)
Pythagorean 42.4% 57.6% -
Efficiency 26.0% 74.0% -
Adjusted Efficiency 27.0% 73.0% -
Log Adjusted 26.9% 73.1% -
Points Off/Def 30.6% 69.4% -

Actual: Houston Rockets +19 (115-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Los Angeles Lakers

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
LeBron James * 33 2-9 0-3 6-6 4 9 0 0 8 10 6 -
Luke Kennard * 32 3-8 0-3 1-1 3 2 0 0 2 7 2 -
Marcus Smart * 30 3-8 0-2 3-3 2 5 3 3 4 9 10 -
Rui Hachimura * 29 6-10 1-2 0-0 3 1 1 1 1 13 8 -
Deandre Ayton * 25 9-12 0-0 1-1 10 0 0 0 2 19 15 -
Jake LaRavia 16 2-5 0-1 2-2 3 0 0 1 2 6 3 -
Jaxson Hayes 15 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 -
Bronny James 15 2-5 1-4 0-0 2 4 0 0 1 5 5 -
Jarred Vanderbilt 13 4-6 0-1 0-1 4 0 1 0 1 8 6 -
Dalton Knecht 7 2-3 2-3 2-2 3 0 0 0 0 8 8 -
Nick Smith Jr. 7 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 -
Maxi Kleber 6 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 -
Adou Thiero 6 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 -

Houston Rockets

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Jabari Smith Jr. * 41 4-15 2-10 6-6 8 3 3 0 1 16 14 -
Amen Thompson * 40 10-16 0-0 3-3 4 7 1 0 4 23 15 -
Alperen Sengun * 32 6-12 0-0 7-13 6 2 1 1 2 19 15 -
Tari Eason * 30 7-10 2-5 4-4 8 2 5 1 2 20 24 -
Reed Sheppard * 28 6-12 4-7 1-1 1 3 3 0 1 17 11 -
Dorian Finney-Smith 19 0-2 0-1 2-2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 -
Josh Okogie 18 2-5 1-2 0-0 4 1 3 0 0 5 8 -
Aaron Holiday 18 3-8 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 9 3 -
JD Davison 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 -
Jae'Sean Tate 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 -
Jeff Green 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

* = starter