Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✗ (14.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -12 (92-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 42 | 15-25 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 28 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 34 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 34 | 9-19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 30 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 29 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Devean George * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 14 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 14 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Luke Walton | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brian Cook | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 42 | 10-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 42 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 41 | 5-17 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 33 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 31 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 18 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 17 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Zarko Cabarkapa * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter