Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.4% | 60.6% | +2.4 | ✓ (17.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +20 (109-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Diaw * | 41 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 37 | 10-23 | 2-6 | 7-9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 36 | 6-13 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | - |
| James Jones * | 35 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Eddie House * | 23 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 22 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Pat Burke * | 8 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 16 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 40 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 11-28 | 1-5 | 20-23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 30 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 31 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 26 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Devean George * | 16 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Aaron McKie | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Jim Jackson | 10 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Andrew Bynum | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter