Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.0% | 83.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.8% | 64.2% | +3.2 | ✓ (19.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.2% | 54.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +23 (99-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 39 | 5-17 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 37 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 34 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Jodie Meeks * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 31 | 6-17 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Earl Clark * | 30 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 22 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Darius Morris | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Devin Ebanks | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Duhon | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Robert Sacre | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Johnson * | 37 | 6-17 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 31 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Goran Dragic * | 31 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Kendall Marshall * | 25 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Markieff Morris * | 24 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 24 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 20 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| P.J. Tucker * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Hamed Haddadi | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Diante Garrett | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter