Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 49.4% | 50.6% | +0.1 | ✗ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.1% | 48.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -4 (94-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 39 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 11-12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 33 | 7-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 31 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Keith McLeod * | 28 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Kris Humphries * | 20 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 16 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Deron Williams * | 15 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Robert Whaley * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Milt Palacio | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 43 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 39 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 33 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 30 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 25 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 23 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Devean George * | 22 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter