Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✗ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +7 (111-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 47 | 11-24 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 36 | 7-14 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21 | - |
| David Wesley * | 31 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 30 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 30 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 24 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Andre Barrett * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 10-19 | 1-2 | 6-10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 44 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 42 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 37 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 11 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter