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 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +5 (93-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 5-18 | 0-3 | 7-9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 34 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 34 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 34 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 24 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 13 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 12 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 43 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 11-11 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 38 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 41 | 8-17 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 39 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 32 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 32 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 15 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Willie Green * | 13 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 12 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jason Smith | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter