Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✗ (9.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -3 (93-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 46 | 7-19 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 13-18 | 0-0 | 2-13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 34 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 32 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 24 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 16 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 15 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Brian Cook | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Devean George | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 43 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 4-6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 41 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 37 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 20 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 35 | 2-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 30 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 29 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 19 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter