Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✓ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +12 (95-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 4-6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 33 | 4-12 | 2-2 | 3-6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 10-13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 32 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 28 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 9 | 0-8 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Luke Walton | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller * | 38 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 34 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 29 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 28 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 27 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 19 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 14 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Rodney White | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter