Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✗ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -5 (79-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 45 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 25 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 7-20 | 0-5 | 5-7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 34 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 15 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Brian Grant | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Ward * | 41 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 39 | 5-17 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 18 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 29 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 18 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter