Model Predictions
| Model | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 3.3% | 96.7% | +13.5 | ✓ (25.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 8.7% | 91.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 3.9% | 96.1% | +17.6 | ✓ (21.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 26.5% | 73.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 18.1% | 81.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 6.5% | 93.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 6.5% | 93.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 17.4% | 82.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +39 (120-81). Ratings: 2001-02 season-end ratings.
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 43 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 30 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Grant Long * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Jason Williams * | 21 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Tony Massenburg * | 17 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Stromile Swift | 30 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Rodney Buford | 30 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Brevin Knight | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Will Solomon | 14 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Antonis Fotsis | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 34 | 21-34 | 3-6 | 11-12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 32 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 29 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 23 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 28 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 22 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 25 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Devean George | 20 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Mitch Richmond | 12 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Brian Shaw | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter