Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✗ (9.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +8 (93-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 45 | 12-23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 40 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 33 | 3-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 26 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 8-19 | 1-2 | 9-12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 43 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 37 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 10-10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 25 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 30 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Devean George * | 18 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter