Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.0% | 90.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 40.0% | 60.0% | +2.2 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +5 (105-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 47 | 10-24 | 3-8 | 5-8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 39 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 38 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 36 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 8-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 19 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Antonio Harvey | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 9-21 | 0-2 | 7-10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 16 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 43 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 11-16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 33 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 39 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 38 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 22 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Devean George * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mike Penberthy | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter