Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 90.6% | 9.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 89.8% | 10.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 84.4% | 15.6% | -9.3 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 69.9% | 30.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -12 (88-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Fisher * | 39 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 38 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 13-22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 38 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 29 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 25 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Devean George * | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 16 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hoiberg * | 40 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 35 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 33 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 31 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 29 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | - |
| A.J. Guyton * | 25 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Corey Benjamin * | 12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Steve Goodrich | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dalibor Bagaric | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter