Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.2% | 69.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.8% | 63.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.5% | 71.5% | +5.1 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (85-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 44 | 7-19 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 5 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 38 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 24 | 1-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -7 | - |
| Elliot Perry | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 13-26 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 24 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 35 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 34 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 24 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 12 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Isaiah Rider | 7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Devean George | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter