Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.0% | 9.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.2% | 31.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 69.1% | 30.9% | -4.4 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 74.4% | 25.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 73.4% | 26.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 73.5% | 26.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -7 (86-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 5-15 | 1-1 | 9-9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 34 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 29 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 27 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 24 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 43 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 42 | 13-19 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 31 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 33 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - |
| James Posey * | 33 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 32 | 3-13 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -1 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 14 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Mike James * | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter