Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.7% | 68.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 19.1% | 80.9% | +7.9 | ✗ (9.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs -2 (99-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 39 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 38 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 29 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 28 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 20 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Devean George * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 45 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 42 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 35 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | - |
| David Robinson * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 29 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 10 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter