Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✓ (28.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +31 (121-90). 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 | 8-16 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 41 | 5-14 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 36 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 32 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 22 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 21 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Devean George * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 13 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Andrew Bynum | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Bell * | 40 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 38 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 35 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 35 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 31 | 10-12 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 27 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| James Jones * | 18 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Eddie House * | 9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Pat Burke | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter