Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.1% | 59.9% | +2.2 | ✓ (13.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +16 (106-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smush Parker * | 38 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 13-26 | 5-11 | 4-5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 13 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 32 | 2-10 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 31 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | - |
| Devean George * | 29 | 8-15 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 26 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Von Wafer | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 35 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 23 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 35 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 33 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 33 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| David West * | 27 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 26 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 20 | 6-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
* = starter