Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.2% | 36.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.6% | 69.4% | +4.5 | ✗ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings -2 (110-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 49 | 9-23 | 1-5 | 12-12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 48 | 16-22 | 0-0 | 1-8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 31 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 36 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 27 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 25 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Devean George | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peja Stojakovic * | 51 | 10-26 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 22 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 47 | 11-22 | 4-7 | 6-6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 24 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 46 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 36 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 32 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Jason Williams * | 16 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke * | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Nick Anderson * | 7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Scot Pollard | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter