Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.1% | 45.9% | -0.9 | ✗ (28.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +28 (127-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 36 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 5-10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 34 | 11-15 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 31 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 30 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 24 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - |
| JR Smith * | 23 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 19 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Bobby Jones | 6 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Von Wafer | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Jelani McCoy | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 32 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 29 | 10-18 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 26 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 26 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 24 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 21 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 18 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Javaris Crittenton | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Trevor Ariza | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Chris Mihm | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter