Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✓ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -8 (92-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 40 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 40 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 39 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 36 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 34 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Brent Barry | 6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 44 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 14-31 | 1-7 | 3-5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 13 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 38 | 4-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 32 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 31 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 15 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Josh Powell | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Farmar | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter