Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 15.7% | 84.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 36.9% | 63.1% | +2.9 | ✗ (7.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -5 (92-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 39 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | - |
| John Stockton * | 35 | 9-15 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 26 | - |
| John Starks * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 20 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| David Benoit * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Danny Manning | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 43 | 14-20 | 0-0 | 6-18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 28 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 9-21 | 1-2 | 12-13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 18 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 35 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 30 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 23 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Devean George * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 14 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter