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Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers — Win Probability

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Phoenix Suns logo
Phoenix Suns
44-35
73
VS
Los Angeles Lakers logo
Los Angeles Lakers
51-28
101
Model expected score: Phoenix Suns 113.3 – Los Angeles Lakers 115.7 (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.

PHX
  • Jordan GoodwinOut
  • Mark WilliamsOut
LAL
  • Austin ReavesDay-To-Day
  • Quentin GrimesDay-To-Day

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Lakers 59%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Lakers won by 28
COMBINED SCORE
174

Margin of Victory — Los Angeles Lakers (Home)

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

Lost
43%
Won by 1-3
9%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
17%
Won by 15-21
11%
Won by 21+ ← actual result
9%

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 174.

O/U LINE 210
84% over16% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
68% over32% under ✓
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
48% over52% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
28% over72% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
13% over87% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
5% over95% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

PHX
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).
Devin BookerSG
26.1
Dillon BrooksSF
20.2
Jalen GreenSG
17.8
Grayson AllenSG
16.5
Collin GillespiePG
12.7
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

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
PHX
112.31
27th / 30
Points
LAL
116.16
T-11th / 30
PHX
42.98
20th / 30
Rebounds
LAL
40.89
27th / 30
PHX
24.60
28th / 30
Assists
LAL
25.74
18th / 30
PHX
96.65
24th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
LAL
97.73
22nd / 30
PHX
53.53%
20th / 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.
LAL
57.23%
2nd / 30
PHX
12.06%
13th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
LAL
12.61%
20th / 30
PHX
28.89%
7th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
LAL
23.81%
22nd / 30
PHX
.227
28th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
LAL
.322
1st / 30
PHX
116.20
16th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
LAL
118.86
10th / 30
PHX
115.08
11th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
LAL
117.35
20th / 30
PHX
+1.12
16th / 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.
LAL
+1.52
14th / 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
45.36%28th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
50.18%1st/30
15.205th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.0623rd/30
42.244th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
33.6924th/30
35.98%12th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.81%15th/30
27.0325th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.855th/30
50.8522nd/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.8316th/30
53.15%29th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
59.52%1st/30
16.5426th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.974th/30
21.1727th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
27.501st/30
78.15%15th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
76.25%26th/30
13.433rd/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.6428th/30
31.0427th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.2016th/30
9.912nd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.7013th/30
4.3324th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.3623rd/30
14.0416th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.0917th/30
21.4928th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
18.915th/30
Opponent
47.06%16th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.32%24th/30
12.524th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.1814th/30
36.158th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
37.2416th/30
34.63%2nd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.38%10th/30
29.0614th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.3325th/30
52.1912th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.7916th/30
55.68%19th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
57.45%28th/30
19.4021st/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.165th/30
24.6421st/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
21.603rd/30
78.75%17th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.42%23rd/30
12.2427th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.078th/30
33.0518th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
30.854th/30
8.1811th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.0726th/30
4.599th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.521st/30
16.073rd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.3010th/30
19.669th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.5626th/30
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