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 | ✗ (9.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +8 (114-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hayes * | 44 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 40 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 36 | 8-15 | 4-8 | 10-11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 22 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 34 | 3-11 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 31 | 7-19 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 26 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Patrick Patterson * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 16 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 14 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Hill | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 49 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 22 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 46 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 13-25 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 21 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 34 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 29 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 28 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Devin Ebanks | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derrick Caracter | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter