Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.1% | 45.9% | -0.9 | ✗ (26.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +26 (97-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 35 | 4-17 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 32 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 30 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Jeff Trepagnier * | 12 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Rodney White * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slava Medvedenko * | 39 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 32 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 32 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Devean George * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 25 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Luke Walton | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ime Udoka | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Jamal Sampson | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
* = starter