Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Toronto Raptors | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 28.3% | 71.7% | +5.1 | ✗ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Toronto Raptors -1 (83-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 38 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 10-15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 25 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 31 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 29 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Devean George * | 25 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Toronto Raptors
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter * | 42 | 8-20 | 1-3 | 10-14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 16 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 39 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Chris Bosh * | 39 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 29 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Alvin Williams * | 25 | 1-10 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Robert Archibald * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Moiso * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter