Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.4% | 60.6% | +2.4 | ✗ (10.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -8 (118-126). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 50 | 9-20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 49 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 47 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 46 | 9-14 | 1-3 | 13-13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 30 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 36 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | - |
| James Jones * | 26 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Eddie House * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Brian Grant | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 52 | 20-35 | 5-8 | 5-6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 24 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 51 | 8-14 | 1-5 | 5-8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 23 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 41 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 40 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Devean George * | 24 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Brian Cook | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
* = starter