Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 28.9% | 71.1% | +4.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +7 (112-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 11-19 | 1-3 | 17-21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 35 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 32 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 24 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 23 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 22 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Howard * | 40 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 8-10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 36 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 35 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 10-11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 32 | 5-17 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 28 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Brandon Bass * | 18 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J.J. Barea | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
* = starter