Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 23.4% | 76.6% | +6.5 | ✗ (14.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.3% | 60.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -8 (97-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 18-39 | 0-5 | 7-10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 16 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 40 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 35 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 34 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 29 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Devean George * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 39 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Delonte West * | 38 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 8-19 | 2-8 | 8-11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Gerald Green * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter