Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.7% | 68.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.1% | 80.9% | +7.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +10 (91-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 15-31 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 12 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 43 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 37 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 25 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 22 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 44 | 9-24 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 36 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 32 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| David Robinson * | 27 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 20 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 15 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter