Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✓ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +15 (102-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 14-19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 30 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 22 | 1-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Devean George * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 14 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Luke Walton | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Maurice Carter | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 44 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 44 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 9-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 22 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 37 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 29 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 28 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter