Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 40.1% | 59.9% | +2.2 | ✓ (5.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +8 (108-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 42 | 6-14 | 1-8 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 10-18 | 2-5 | 9-11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 22 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 40 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 30 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 37 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 27 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 20 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Josh Powell | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 45 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 39 | 5-13 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 39 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 29 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | - |
| James Posey * | 28 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Darren Collison * | 21 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 16 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Darius Songaila | 15 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Aaron Gray | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter