Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✓ (14.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +17 (114-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 10-17 | 3-8 | 6-9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 41 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 33 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 26 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 24 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Devean George * | 15 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 14 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Aaron McKie | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 42 | 9-22 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 40 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 38 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 11-11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 37 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - |
| James Jones * | 28 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 24 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 16 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Eddie House * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pat Burke | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter