Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.0% | 46.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✗ (8.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -6 (95-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 10-22 | 4-5 | 8-8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 24 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 35 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 30 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 33 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 31 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 30 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 44 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 22 | - |
| David West * | 31 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 25 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 24 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 21 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | - |
| David Andersen * | 20 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Willie Green * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter