Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 23.2% | 76.8% | +6.6 | ✗ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers -3 (103-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 40 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 11-17 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 24 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 33 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 26 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Devean George * | 20 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand * | 42 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 38 | 8-20 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Corey Maggette * | 38 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 9-10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Chris Kaman * | 24 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Bobby Simmons * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Predrag Drobnjak * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Doug Overton * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Eddie House * | 9 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Melvin Ely | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter