Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.1% | 59.9% | +2.2 | ✗ (31.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -29 (80-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 33 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 32 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 28 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 23 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 23 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 21 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Javaris Crittenton * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Coby Karl | 3 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 38 | 13-23 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 17 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 36 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| David West * | 35 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 29 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 23 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 16 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Vinicius | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Julian Wright | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter