Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -2 (74-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 38 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Luther Head * | 38 | 6-13 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| David Wesley * | 35 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 35 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 15 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Lonny Baxter | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 11-12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 31 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Devean George * | 28 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 23 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 20 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 19 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Laron Profit * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter