Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.4% | 60.6% | +2.4 | ✗ (12.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -10 (112-122). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 40 | 13-24 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 38 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 34 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| James Jones * | 29 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 21 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 13 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Eddie House * | 9 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 43 | 7-15 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 31 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 13-26 | 0-2 | 13-14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 22 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 37 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Laron Profit * | 23 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Devean George * | 22 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 10 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Devin Green | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Brian Cook | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter