Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 14.2% | 85.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.0% | 94.0% | +15.1 | ✓ (23.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.0% | 69.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 13.5% | 86.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 13.4% | 86.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 20.5% | 79.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +39 (134-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Clarkson * | 35 | 3-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -3 | - |
| Marcelo Huertas * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 28 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov * | 14 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Brandon Ingram | 33 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Lou Williams | 25 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 11 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 22 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Thomas Robinson | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Metta World Peace | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ivica Zubac | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beverley * | 31 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | - |
| James Harden * | 29 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 27 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Ryan Anderson * | 24 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Clint Capela * | 20 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Eric Gordon | 24 | 9-13 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Sam Dekker | 23 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Corey Brewer | 20 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Nene Hilario | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Montrezl Harrell | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| KJ McDaniels | 7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Ennis | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter