Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.1% | 45.9% | -0.9 | ✗ (17.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +17 (116-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 41 | 8-23 | 0-2 | 8-11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 36 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 35 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 34 | 7-15 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 31 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | - |
| JR Smith * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara * | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 14 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Von Wafer | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Steven Hunter | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 39 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 7-9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 31 | 10-16 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 23 | 8-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 16 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Javaris Crittenton | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| DJ Mbenga | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Coby Karl | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter