Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✓ (21.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +27 (113-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 9-19 | 0-5 | 7-8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 30 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 29 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 20 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 13 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 12 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Shammond Williams | 10 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 40 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 36 | 10-20 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 36 | 10-13 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 30 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 23 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| JR Smith | 6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Reggie Evans | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jamal Sampson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter