Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 72.7% | 27.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.2% | 31.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 61.3% | 38.7% | -2.5 | ✗ (3.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +1 (87-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 10-25 | 3-6 | 9-10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 14 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 36 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 20 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio McDyess * | 44 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 31 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 42 | 7-21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 36 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - |
| James Posey * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| George McCloud * | 26 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 14 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Tracy Murray * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mark Strickland * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter