Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.1% | 82.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 36.3% | 63.7% | +3.1 | ✓ (16.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +20 (125-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 38 | 14-25 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 34 | 10-27 | 0-0 | 3-9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Devin Ebanks * | 32 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 31 | 8-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 30 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Josh McRoberts * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Troy Murphy | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Andrew Goudelock | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darius Morris | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Brown * | 29 | 9-19 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Marcin Gortat * | 27 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Markieff Morris * | 26 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Michael Redd * | 26 | 8-18 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 26 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Josh Childress * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 21 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 21 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Robin Lopez * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 18 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
* = starter