Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 15.7% | 84.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 36.9% | 63.1% | +2.9 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +11 (82-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 41 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 6 | - |
| John Stockton * | 30 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | - |
| John Starks * | 29 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 25 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Quincy Lewis | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Benoit | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 13-24 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 13 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 41 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 6-14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 24 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 30 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 25 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Isaiah Rider | 19 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter