Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.9% | 29.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 54.1% | 45.9% | -0.9 | ✗ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +6 (95-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 38 | 7-19 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 1 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 36 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 36 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 35 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 30 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | - |
| JR Smith * | 24 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Joey Graham * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 42 | 3-17 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 40 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 36 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 30 | 8-13 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 28 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 13 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Josh Powell | 4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| DJ Mbenga | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter