Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✓ (23.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +26 (125-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler * | 42 | 12-22 | 0-2 | 6-9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 32 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Devean George * | 28 | 4-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 24 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 21 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 21 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson * | 34 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 33 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 32 | 9-18 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 31 | 8-16 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 26 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 24 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Steven Hunter * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 11 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Bo Outlaw | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Paul Shirley | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter