Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.8% | 45.2% | -0.4 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.4% | 41.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.6% | 44.4% | -1.2 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 59.2% | 40.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 59.3% | 40.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -3 (92-95). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shabazz Napier * | 35 | 8-18 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| CJ McCollum * | 35 | 7-23 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | - |
| Al-Farouq Aminu * | 22 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Evan Turner * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Jusuf Nurkić * | 16 | 2-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Zach Collins | 30 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Ed Davis | 28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Pat Connaughton | 25 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Maurice Harkless | 25 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball * | 36 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 34 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 34 | 6-19 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 33 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Andrew Bogut * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Julius Randle | 22 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 21 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Corey Brewer | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Alex Caruso | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Thomas Bryant | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tyler Ennis | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter