Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.7% | 28.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.7% | 46.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 56.3% | 43.7% | -1.4 | ✗ (7.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.4% | 46.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +6 (103-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arron Afflalo * | 38 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 32 | 9-18 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 29 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Danilo Gallinari * | 27 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -3 | - |
| JaVale McGee * | 27 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 27 | 7-14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Kenneth Faried * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Kosta Koufos * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 39 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 37 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 37 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 22 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 30 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 29 | 9-11 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Devin Ebanks * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 21 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Josh McRoberts * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Troy Murphy | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter