Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✗ (7.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -2 (97-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 46 | 2-13 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 13-28 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 11 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 40 | 8-12 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Devean George * | 33 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 27 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Laron Profit * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Aaron McKie | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Andrew Bynum | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 41 | 6-17 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 39 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 37 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 34 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 29 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 26 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 22 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter