LAL99
FINAL
129CLE
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers — Win Probability

FINAL
Los Angeles Lakers logo
Los Angeles Lakers
28-16
99
VS
Cleveland Cavaliers logo
Cleveland Cavaliers
28-20
129
Model expected score: Los Angeles Lakers 117.3 – Cleveland Cavaliers 120.2 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

LAL
  • Austin ReavesDay-To-Day
  • Quentin GrimesDay-To-Day
CLE
  • Sam MerrillDay-To-Day
  • Jaylon TysonOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Cavaliers 58%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Cavaliers won by 30
COMBINED SCORE
228

Margin of Victory — Cleveland Cavaliers (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost
42%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
17%
Won by 15-21
12%
Won by 21+ ← actual result
10%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 228.

O/U LINE 210
93% over ✓7% under
O/U LINE 220
82% over ✓18% under
O/U LINE 230
65% over35% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
45% over55% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
26% over74% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
12% over88% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

LAL
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Luka DončićPG
33.5
Austin ReavesSG
23.3
LeBron JamesSF
20.9
Deandre AytonC
12.5
Rui HachimuraPF
11.5
CLE
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Donovan MitchellSG
27.9
James HardenPG
20.5
Evan MobleyPF
18.2
Darius GarlandPG
18.0
Jarrett AllenC
15.4

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
LAL
115.91
17th / 30
Points
CLE
119.24
4th / 30
LAL
41.28
26th / 30
Rebounds
CLE
44.86
13th / 30
LAL
24.87
25th / 30
Assists
CLE
28.24
8th / 30
LAL
97.92
24th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
CLE
100.56
10th / 30
LAL
56.65%
3rd / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
CLE
55.22%
11th / 30
LAL
12.93%
23rd / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
CLE
11.82%
11th / 30
LAL
24.77%
21st / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
CLE
27.02%
10th / 30
LAL
.322
1st / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
CLE
.252
21st / 30
LAL
118.37
8th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CLE
118.58
7th / 30
LAL
119.01
25th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CLE
115.50
13th / 30
LAL
-0.64
18th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
CLE
+3.08
9th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
49.53%2nd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.21%12th/30
12.1923rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.616th/30
34.7223rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.936th/30
35.10%19th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.70%16th/30
30.248th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.4117th/30
50.9321st/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
50.2124th/30
59.37%1st/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.59%3rd/30
21.333rd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.9222nd/30
27.591st/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
22.9721st/30
77.31%21st/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.00%18th/30
10.1023rd/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.0510th/30
32.0619th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.5515th/30
8.1918th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.6710th/30
4.1728th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.1111th/30
14.5219th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.5814th/30
19.7811th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.2515th/30
Opponent
48.65%27th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.28%12th/30
13.9622nd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.7820th/30
37.6118th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.8115th/30
37.13%27th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.43%28th/30
29.5920th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
27.405th/30
51.9312th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.1614th/30
56.99%27th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
52.53%5th/30
17.9410th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.3621st/30
22.647th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.1918th/30
79.22%22nd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
80.03%26th/30
10.927th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.3613th/30
30.684th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.5513th/30
9.0825th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.6519th/30
3.691st/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.406th/30
14.1612th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.598th/30
22.0427th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.1913th/30
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