Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✗ (32.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -27 (92-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 42 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 27 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 12-20 | 2-4 | 9-9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 31 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 31 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 31 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 25 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 22 | 7-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 38 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 37 | 6-17 | 1-3 | 12-15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| JR Smith * | 32 | 10-17 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 19 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Dahntay Jones * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jason Hart | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Johan Petro | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter