Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.8% | 36.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.7% | 58.3% | +1.9 | ✗ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -3 (93-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 10-22 | 0-1 | 11-12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 44 | 16-26 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 21 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 39 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 32 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 31 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Devean George * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brian Shaw | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 43 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 37 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| James Posey * | 36 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 30 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 22 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Terence Morris * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter