Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 31.8% | 68.2% | +4.2 | ✓ (19.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +24 (115-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bibby * | 41 | 4-16 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 37 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Chris Webber * | 35 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 30 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 27 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 23 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Rodney Buford | 11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Darius Songaila | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tony Massenburg | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jabari Smith | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 11-23 | 2-5 | 12-12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 26 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 27 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 35 | 10-17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 33 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 23 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 14 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Devean George * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Brian Cook | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Luke Walton | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter