Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.1% | 45.9% | -0.9 | ✗ (20.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +20 (112-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 36 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 35 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 26 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 26 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Linas Kleiza | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 42 | 16-31 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 16 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 40 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 33 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 33 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 26 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Devean George * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 14 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Laron Profit * | 9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Andrew Bynum | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter