Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.1% | 59.9% | +2.2 | ✗ (8.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -6 (107-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 45 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 12-33 | 2-6 | 14-16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 16 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 36 | 7-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 24 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 23 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 41 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 37 | 7-16 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 34 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 27 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Marc Jackson * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Linton Johnson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter