Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.7% | 36.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 45.2% | 54.8% | +1.1 | ✓ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +8 (128-120). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 50 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 11-14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 49 | 13-26 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 21 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 44 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 37 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 35 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Devean George * | 24 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 51 | 9-24 | 4-13 | 3-6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 48 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 43 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 37 | 12-20 | 4-6 | 5-8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 26 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 22 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 19 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mitchell Butler | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter