Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.9% | 62.1% | +2.7 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +5 (97-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 36 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 32 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 29 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 27 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| David Lee * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 20 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 15 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 12 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jackie Butler | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 15-36 | 0-1 | 12-14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 17 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 37 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 37 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 35 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 26 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Devean George * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Devin Green | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrew Bynum | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Laron Profit | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter