Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Atlanta Hawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.1% | 62.9% | +2.9 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks +1 (94-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 39 | 11-21 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 37 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 35 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 29 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Devean George * | 23 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry * | 40 | 8-21 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | - |
| Chris Crawford * | 38 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 36 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 30 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 27 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 27 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Mamadou N'diaye * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Hiram Fuller * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter