Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.1% | 45.9% | -0.9 | ✗ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +8 (99-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 39 | 7-21 | 0-2 | 13-14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 17 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 37 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 35 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 30 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 28 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 21 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Rodney White * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Francisco Elson | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler * | 39 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 39 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 37 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 14-29 | 2-6 | 12-16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 20 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 22 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook | 12 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter