Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 29.2% | 70.8% | +4.9 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +8 (115-107). 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 | 16-26 | 9-15 | 2-6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 23 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 38 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 38 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 32 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 29 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Brian Cook | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 41 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 23 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 39 | 7-8 | 2-2 | 11-12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 37 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 37 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 35 | 9-21 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | - |
| Keith McLeod * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 19 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Curtis Borchardt * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ben Handlogten * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kris Humphries * | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter