Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.4% | 93.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 7.3% | 92.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 3.8% | 96.2% | +17.7 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.1% | 74.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +22 (126-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili * | 35 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 32 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 31 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Vincent Yarbrough * | 22 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Rodney White * | 18 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Jeff Trepagnier * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Junior Harrington * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Adam Harrington | 12 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannero Pargo * | 26 | 7-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 25 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 13-14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 29 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 24 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 5-11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Devean George * | 24 | 2-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 21 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 20 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 18 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Brian Shaw | 8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter