Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 28.9% | 71.1% | +4.9 | ✗ (15.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -11 (103-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 40 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 38 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 9-14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 34 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 9-23 | 2-5 | 12-12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 16 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 33 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Devean George * | 24 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 23 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 18 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Horace Grant | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 43 | 8-24 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 9-18 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 39 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 37 | 10-18 | 4-4 | 6-6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 30 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 9 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Travis Best * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Marquis Daniels | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter