Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.0% | 27.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 38.1% | 61.9% | +2.7 | ✓ (5.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.1% | 52.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +8 (111-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 46 | 8-24 | 0-6 | 11-12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 43 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 12-20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 28 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 38 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 28 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 26 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 23 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 18 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Greg Foster | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 10-15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | - |
| John Starks * | 38 | 10-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 37 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | - |
| John Stockton * | 32 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 9-12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 25 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 18 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| David Benoit * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Quincy Lewis | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter