Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 44.5% | 55.5% | +1.2 | ✗ (18.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets -17 (83-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 33 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 31 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 29 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 23 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Devean George * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 17 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 16 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Luke Walton | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jefferson * | 35 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 8-14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 28 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Kerry Kittles * | 27 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 24 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Zoran Planinic * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine | 8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Hubert Davis | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Brandon Armstrong | 5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
* = starter