Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.7% | 29.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.3% | 60.7% | +2.4 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (139-137). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channing Frye * | 56 | 11-23 | 5-13 | 5-5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 20 | - |
| Marcin Gortat * | 53 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 28 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 49 | 7-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 23 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 44 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Vince Carter * | 40 | 7-23 | 2-13 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 29 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 13 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Mickael Pietrus * | 12 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Robin Lopez * | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Hakim Warrick * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 55 | 13-22 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 52 | 9-25 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 48 | 7-14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 48 | 15-31 | 3-5 | 9-11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 30 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 46 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 20 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 16 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 10 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter