Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 83.2% | 16.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 73.3% | 26.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.3% | 38.7% | -2.5 | ✓ (1.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -4 (96-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Fox * | 45 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 42 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 15-23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 32 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 37 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 36 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 32 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 15 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Devean George * | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Isaiah Rider | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 8-21 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 10-25 | 3-9 | 7-14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 28 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 25 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 13 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 13 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Chris Herren | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tony Battie | 6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | - |
* = starter