Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.5% | 67.5% | +4.0 | ✓ (3.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +7 (105-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 11-20 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 28 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 36 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 36 | 5-17 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 34 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 19 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 18 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Michael Bradley * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mario Kasun * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jameer Nelson | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 6-23 | 0-1 | 11-15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 36 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 36 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 33 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 28 | 9-11 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 28 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Vlade Divac | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter