Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✓ (13.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +19 (120-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 10-26 | 2-10 | 12-13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 20 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 35 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 27 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 29 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 25 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 23 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 23 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 15 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Josh Powell * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jordan Farmar | 14 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| DJ Mbenga | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 41 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 9-9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 34 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 21 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 34 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 24 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 34 | 3-16 | 0-3 | 9-11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | - |
| JR Smith * | 28 | 9-17 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 18 | - |
| Dahntay Jones * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 13 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Johan Petro | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jason Hart | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter