Model Predictions
| Model | San Diego Clippers | South Bay Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.0% | 81.0% | +5.2 | ✓ (2.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.1% | 76.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 12.9% | 87.1% | +10.5 | ✓ (7.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 13.2% | 86.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 20.1% | 79.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 20.1% | 79.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: South Bay Lakers +3 (122-119). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
San Diego Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Christie * | 38 | 9-17 | 4-7 | 5-7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 30 | - |
| TyTy Washington Jr. * | 37 | 10-20 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Sean Pedulla * | 35 | 10-24 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | - |
| Jahmyl Telfort * | 29 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Norchad Omier * | 29 | 8-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Cam Reddish | 22 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Nathan Mensah | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Matt Allocco | 16 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Hunter Sallis | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Zach Freemantle | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
South Bay Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Timme * | 35 | 9-15 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Kobe Bufkin * | 27 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Malik Williams * | 24 | 8-13 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Chris Mañon * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| R.J. Davis * | 20 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 31 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Arthur Kaluma | 30 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Dalton Knecht | 21 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Adou Thiero | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Anton Watson | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter