Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✓ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +1 (103-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chucky Atkins * | 41 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 40 | 8-18 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 24 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 40 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 38 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 5-5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 25 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Brian Cook | 19 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Tierre Brown | 7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 41 | 8-24 | 1-9 | 4-5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | - |
| David Wesley * | 39 | 7-11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 39 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 28 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 16 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 14 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter