Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.6% | 62.4% | +2.8 | ✓ (16.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +19 (107-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 33 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -2 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 33 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 30 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| George Lynch * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| David West * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 13 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maurice Carter | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 9-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 34 | 7-17 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 28 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 27 | - |
| Devean George * | 23 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 23 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 22 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Luke Walton | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter