Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 58.2% | 41.8% | -1.8 | ✓ (3.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -5 (107-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Lee * | 38 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Goran Dragic * | 38 | 8-19 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Chandler Parsons * | 37 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 30 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 25 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Samuel Dalembert * | 22 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 20 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Patrick Patterson * | 17 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 37 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 8-20 | 1-4 | 11-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 32 | 8-13 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 30 | 1-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 30 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 28 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 4-8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Josh McRoberts * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Troy Murphy | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter