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 | ✓ (20.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +26 (106-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 32 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 30 | 3-15 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -4 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 27 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 25 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 22 | 1-10 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -7 | - |
| Elliot Perry * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 17 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daniel Santiago | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 34 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 33 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 24 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 29 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 29 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Devean George * | 25 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 23 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mike Penberthy | 9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
* = starter