Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.7% | 67.3% | +4.0 | ✗ (5.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -1 (104-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 53 | 14-31 | 4-10 | 5-9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 19 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 48 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 1-8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 30 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 42 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 41 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 40 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Devean George * | 14 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Ratliff * | 47 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 45 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 43 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 41 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 36 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 14 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Desmond Ferguson | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Qyntel Woods | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter