Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✗ (41.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +40 (118-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Scola * | 31 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 30 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 29 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 29 | 4-15 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -3 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 19 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 18 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 17 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 13 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| James White | 5 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 27 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 30 | 10-19 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 12 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 23 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 22 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 19 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 18 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Josh Powell * | 15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Shannon Brown | 16 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| DJ Mbenga | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter