Model Predictions
| Model | Atlanta Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.6% | 59.4% | +2.1 | ✓ (43.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +46 (113-67). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Jackson * | 31 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | -1 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 26 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Dion Glover * | 25 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 22 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Chris Crawford * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Travis Hansen * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Alan Henderson | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slava Medvedenko * | 32 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 31 | 9-19 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Devean George * | 26 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 20 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Jamal Sampson * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 17 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - |
* = starter