Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 4.9% | 95.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 6.0% | 94.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.3% | 93.7% | +14.9 | ✓ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 24.1% | 75.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +8 (104-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand * | 44 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 42 | 13-25 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 32 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Khalid El-Amin * | 29 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | - |
| A.J. Guyton * | 23 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Dragan Tarlac * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Corey Benjamin * | 15 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Fizer | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 39 | 8-22 | 0-2 | 6-9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 37 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 36 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 25 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 23 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Devean George | 10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Robert Horry | 10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Rick Fox | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter