Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 19.8% | 80.2% | +7.7 | ✗ (8.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.0% | 60.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings -1 (96-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Fisher * | 38 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 12-21 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 13 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 35 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Devean George * | 21 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 17 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber * | 44 | 9-26 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 41 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 40 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 40 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 25 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter