Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.1% | 59.9% | +2.2 | ✗ (10.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -8 (98-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chucky Atkins * | 42 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 41 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 4-7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 8-18 | 1-5 | 14-14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 34 | 10-14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 12 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luke Walton | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Davis * | 42 | 5-20 | 3-11 | 10-11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 32 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 24 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| David Wesley * | 29 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 26 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | - |
| George Lynch * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| JR Smith * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Lee Nailon | 13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
* = starter