Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.0% | 46.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✗ (16.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -14 (86-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bynum * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 34 | 10-20 | 4-7 | 6-7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 18 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 33 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 31 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 16 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Joe Smith | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 42 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 40 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 38 | 9-13 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 34 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 22 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Willie Green * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jason Smith * | 9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Aaron Gray | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter