Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.7% | 67.3% | +4.0 | ✓ (0.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +4 (112-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 42 | 10-18 | 1-3 | 14-15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 27 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 39 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 35 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Devean George * | 30 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 14 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 41 | 11-21 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 40 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 40 | 10-22 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 36 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 35 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 22 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 18 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Vladimir Stepania * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Qyntel Woods | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter