Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -3 (104-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 48 | 6-18 | 3-11 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 45 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 44 | 7-24 | 1-4 | 15-16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 42 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 17-21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 31 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 23 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| John Lucas III | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 48 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 10-16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 30 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 47 | 19-44 | 3-9 | 12-14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 10 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 42 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 39 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 36 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter