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 | ✗ (8.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +6 (107-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 16-28 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 23 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 7-15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 27 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 34 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 34 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 30 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 19 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 12 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 47 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 11-12 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 26 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 40 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 38 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| George McCloud * | 33 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 25 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| James Posey * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter