Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✗ (30.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +29 (111-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 32 | 2-11 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 32 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 32 | 1-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 27 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 27 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 25 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 5 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 25 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Luther Head * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Joey Dorsey | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bynum * | 34 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 32 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 27 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 32 | 10-17 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 25 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 25 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 23 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 22 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 20 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 15 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Luke Walton | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Josh Powell | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Chris Mihm | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter