Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✓ (10.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -12 (87-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 7-18 | 0-4 | 8-10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 39 | 5-13 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 36 | 6-12 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 34 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 30 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 15 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 12 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Alton Ford | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 9-26 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 41 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 12-18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 23 | - |
| Devean George * | 30 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 23 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luke Walton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter