Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.1% | 45.9% | -0.9 | ✗ (9.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +9 (103-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 40 | 9-23 | 1-4 | 12-13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 13 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 39 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 36 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - |
| JR Smith * | 29 | 3-13 | 1-10 | 0-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 19 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Dahntay Jones * | 15 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 45 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 9-10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 32 | 7-15 | 1-1 | 4-7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter