Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✗ (23.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -18 (84-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 41 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 36 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 9-19 | 1-8 | 3-5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 32 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 23 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 23 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 19 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 15 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 39 | 5-22 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Allen Iverson * | 31 | 5-16 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 30 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 28 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 27 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | - |
| JR Smith * | 24 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 18 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara | 4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Chucky Atkins | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steven Hunter | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter