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 | ✗ (20.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -18 (80-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 34 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 33 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 31 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 30 | 6-16 | 2-4 | 10-10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 10 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 29 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 29 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 18 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Joe Smith | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trey Johnson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 42 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 31 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 27 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Willie Green * | 17 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Jason Smith * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 13 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Gray | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Patrick Ewing | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter