Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.1% | 82.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.6% | 66.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.2% | 74.8% | +6.0 | ✓ (0.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.3% | 58.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +6 (118-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 44 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 11-32 | 3-10 | 9-13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 9 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 41 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 31 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 22 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 13 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Derrick Caracter | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 40 | 14-25 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 23 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 33 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 31 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 30 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 8-8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| JR Smith * | 26 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 23 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 22 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Gary Forbes * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Shelden Williams * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
* = starter