Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.2% | 82.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 38.4% | 61.6% | +2.6 | ✗ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -4 (95-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 35 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 35 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 28 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 27 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 23 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 20 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 16 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Luke Walton | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 34 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Marcin Gortat * | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 31 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 30 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Vince Carter * | 27 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 26 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Goran Dragic * | 16 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Mickael Pietrus * | 14 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Robin Lopez * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Hakim Warrick * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter