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 (93-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Yao * | 40 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 40 | 10-20 | 0-4 | 10-12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 37 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 28 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Mike James * | 26 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 0-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 26 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Luther Head * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 42 | 13-32 | 1-3 | 18-27 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 25 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 39 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 34 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 27 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Coby Karl | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter