Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.2% | 36.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.8% | 37.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.0% | 58.0% | +1.8 | ✗ (6.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -5 (94-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 20-26 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 26 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 42 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 7-22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 26 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 29 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 23 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mike Penberthy | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Taylor * | 39 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 36 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 31 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 30 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 30 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 29 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Kenny Thomas | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter