Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 47.9% | 52.1% | +0.5 | ✗ (1.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets -1 (116-117). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 12-24 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 19 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 38 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 37 | 9-18 | 6-14 | 2-2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 29 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 28 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 15 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Okafor * | 41 | 13-22 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 23 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 29 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Theron Smith * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 20 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 19 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Carroll * | 8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Bernard Robinson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter