Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✗ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -5 (100-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 42 | 13-32 | 1-4 | 6-9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 10 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 41 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 38 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 28 | 6-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 26 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 19 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Josh Powell * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Yue Sun | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Von Wafer * | 39 | 10-14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 32 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 32 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 30 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 29 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 17 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 17 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter