Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.3% | 54.7% | +1.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.6% | 50.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +3 (89-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Stoudamire * | 41 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 40 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 27 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 25 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Omar Cook * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Qyntel Woods * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dan Dickau | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 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 * | 42 | 13-23 | 0-1 | 5-9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 24 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 33 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 31 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 25 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Devean George * | 12 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter