Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.1% | 45.9% | -0.9 | ✗ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (101-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 40 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 7-7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 33 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 30 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 28 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 26 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 22 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 18 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Rodney White * | 18 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 36 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 10-17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 34 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 35 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 31 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Devean George * | 30 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 18 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter