Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.4% | 60.6% | +2.4 | ✗ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -3 (85-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson * | 48 | 12-22 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 45 | 3-14 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 36 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 36 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 23 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Donnell Harvey * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Zarko Cabarkapa * | 7 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slava Medvedenko * | 39 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 39 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 39 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 30 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 29 | 4-13 | 2-7 | 3-5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Devean George * | 28 | 0-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -7 | - |
| Jamal Sampson * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Luke Walton | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter