Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✗ (23.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -21 (98-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 27 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 25 | 4-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 22 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 22 | 6-8 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 21 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Javaris Crittenton * | 9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic | 14 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 35 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 29 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 27 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 3 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 25 | 10-14 | 3-5 | 0-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 24 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Brian Skinner * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| DJ Strawberry * | 12 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
* = starter