Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✗ (9.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -3 (90-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 11-23 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 18 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 34 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 30 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 21 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 17 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Chris Mihm | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonzi Wells * | 40 | 7-19 | 0-1 | 7-12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 38 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 14-20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 28 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 22 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Mike James * | 20 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -6 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 18 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Luther Head * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Luis Scola | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
* = starter