Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 49.4% | 50.6% | +0.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.1% | 48.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (94-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harpring * | 34 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 25 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 24 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Raul Lopez * | 24 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -6 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 23 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 22 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Ben Handlogten * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Curtis Borchardt | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 29 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 4-17 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Devean George * | 38 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 35 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 24 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 16 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter