Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 49.4% | 50.6% | +0.1 | ✓ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.1% | 48.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +7 (91-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 36 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 31 | 9-17 | 2-4 | 6-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 10 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 24 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Raul Lopez * | 24 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 16 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Mo Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 42 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 8-23 | 1-3 | 17-21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 22 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 22 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 33 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Devean George * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brian Cook | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter