Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.8% | 60.2% | +2.3 | ✗ (11.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -9 (117-126). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 40 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 33 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 37 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 19-31 | 3-6 | 20-20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 32 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 25 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 25 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 22 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 21 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Josh Powell | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yue Sun | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Duhon * | 37 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - |
| David Lee * | 36 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 34 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 8-10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Wilson Chandler * | 31 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 27 | 4-14 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 22 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Danilo Gallinari * | 19 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 17 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter