Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 32.7% | 67.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.5% | 73.5% | +5.6 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.1% | 56.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +9 (98-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 12-23 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 26 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 11-30 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 34 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Devean George * | 26 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 42 | 10-25 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 37 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 10-10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 36 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 35 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 1-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 24 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| David Robinson * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Danny Ferry | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter