Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 12.8% | 87.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 6.7% | 93.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 5.4% | 94.6% | +15.7 | ✓ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.4% | 68.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +8 (106-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 40 | 7-24 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 37 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 29 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 28 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| James Posey * | 24 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | - |
| George McCloud * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 18 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 17 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Cory Alexander | 7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Popeye Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 44 | 14-23 | 0-0 | 7-15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 31 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 10-21 | 3-5 | 6-7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 28 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 25 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 25 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 22 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 20 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Brian Shaw | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Travis Knight | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter