Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.6% | 77.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.2% | 66.8% | +3.8 | ✓ (9.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +13 (114-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 44 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 39 | 11-24 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 38 | 3-14 | 0-2 | 12-13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 27 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 25 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 21 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Dan Langhi * | 12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Jason Collier | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 39 | 12-22 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 31 | 17-23 | 0-0 | 7-18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 32 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 24 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 24 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Greg Foster | 9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Devean George | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter