Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.8% | 60.2% | +2.3 | ✗ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -5 (90-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 14-28 | 5-12 | 6-7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 30 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 38 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 28 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 19 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 17 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 15 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Javaris Crittenton | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 41 | 11-25 | 2-8 | 7-10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 8 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 34 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 34 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 5-6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | - |
| David Lee * | 31 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 24 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 21 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter