Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.1% | 54.9% | +1.1 | ✗ (13.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -12 (110-122). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 33 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 34 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 23 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 21 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 19 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Devean George * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Luke Walton | 12 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwame Brown * | 45 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Gilbert Arenas * | 44 | 12-23 | 8-11 | 3-5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 23 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 38 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Jarvis Hayes * | 25 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Juan Dixon * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Etan Thomas * | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Brevin Knight | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steve Blake | 6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
* = starter