Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✗ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -4 (99-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devean George * | 43 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 26 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 45 | 11-24 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 41 | 6-23 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 37 | 6-15 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 29 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 28 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 26 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Zarko Cabarkapa | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cezary Trybanski | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brevin Knight | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter