Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.8% | 60.2% | +2.3 | ✓ (0.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +2 (117-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 50 | 8-20 | 3-5 | 7-9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 25 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 47 | 8-13 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 46 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 14-17 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 22 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 34 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 19 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Tierre Brown | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Thomas * | 42 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 22 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 42 | 5-18 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 40 | 13-19 | 4-5 | 5-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 21 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 36 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 30 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Jerome Williams | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter