Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.0% | 70.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.2% | 60.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 38.1% | 61.9% | +2.7 | ✓ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +16 (106-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 40 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 39 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 37 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 35 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 33 | 8-17 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Willie Green * | 15 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Jason Smith * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Patrick Ewing | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 37 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 33 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 32 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 29 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 28 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 28 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 19 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 14 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | - |
* = starter