Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.6% | 77.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.2% | 66.8% | +3.8 | ✓ (2.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +6 (105-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 39 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 35 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 31 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 22 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 20 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 12-29 | 1-1 | 12-15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 21 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 32 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 28 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 24 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 23 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 21 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 18 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mike Penberthy | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter