Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.1% | 8.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 76.6% | 23.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 76.8% | 23.2% | -6.6 | ✓ (3.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.8% | 41.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 78.3% | 21.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 77.3% | 22.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 77.4% | 22.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 64.7% | 35.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -3 (110-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson * | 43 | 10-19 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 43 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 40 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 39 | 6-19 | 5-13 | 4-4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 39 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Steven Hunter * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 13 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Bo Outlaw | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 7-23 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 40 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 38 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 35 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 27 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 24 | 7-17 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 13 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Luke Walton | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter