Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✗ (17.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -11 (78-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 13-29 | 2-8 | 4-5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 22 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 42 | 11-18 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 40 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 38 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 34 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Devean George * | 24 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Luke Walton | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 41 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 39 | 5-18 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| David Wesley * | 39 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 34 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 32 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Luther Head * | 14 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Chuck Hayes | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Lonny Baxter | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter