Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 29.2% | 70.8% | +4.9 | ✓ (0.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +5 (88-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 6-18 | 1-2 | 8-10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 42 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 38 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 28 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 23 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Devean George * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 40 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 34 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Raul Lopez * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 19 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Ruffin | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
* = starter