Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 93.1% | 6.9% | -9.0 | ✗ (11.0 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 87.6% | 12.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 91.0% | 9.0% | -12.7 | ✗ (14.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 69.5% | 30.5% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 89.7% | 10.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 89.7% | 10.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 76.3% | 23.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +2 (106-104). Ratings: 2001-02 season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 47 | 9-25 | 0-2 | 8-11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 11 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 41 | 9-14 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 26 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 38 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 33 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 9-18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Robert Horry | 27 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | - |
| Devean George | 15 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Brian Shaw | 13 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Mitch Richmond | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 43 | 10-24 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 37 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 31 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 28 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Fizer | 23 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Trenton Hassell | 21 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Ollie | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Tyson Chandler | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Eddy Curry | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
* = starter