Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 31.8% | 68.2% | +4.2 | ✗ (12.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -8 (108-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 39 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 37 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 36 | 8-15 | 5-9 | 12-14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 29 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 28 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | - |
| John Salmons * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 21 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ronnie Price * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 10-22 | 1-5 | 9-9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 37 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 9-10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 28 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 25 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 21 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 19 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 12 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jordan Farmar | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter