Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +5 (107-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 10-33 | 5-10 | 4-5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 42 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 3-8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 37 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 36 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 22 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 46 | 12-26 | 1-9 | 2-4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 21 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 42 | 15-24 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 26 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 39 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 38 | 6-17 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 35 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steven Hunter * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
* = starter