Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.7% | 46.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 55.5% | 44.5% | -1.2 | ✗ (3.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (112-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks * | 41 | 7-16 | 4-6 | 6-6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 33 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 31 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 29 | 8-17 | 3-6 | 7-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 11 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 23 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 21 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 15 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ish Smith | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 40 | 11-23 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 8-20 | 0-3 | 11-12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 32 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 29 | 3-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 21 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 21 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Derrick Caracter | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter