Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 92.0% | 8.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 94.6% | 5.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 94.3% | 5.7% | -15.4 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 79.3% | 20.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -18 (89-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Campbell * | 34 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 33 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 33 | 7-11 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 31 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 30 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 23 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Jon Barry | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jackson * | 37 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 35 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 34 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 32 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 31 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Eric Washington * | 31 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Priest Lauderdale * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kiwane Garris | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| George Zidek | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Joe Wolf | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter