Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.8% | 28.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.7% | 39.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.5% | 38.5% | -2.6 | ✓ (1.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -1 (88-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Ginobili * | 36 | 5-17 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Richard Jefferson * | 36 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 35 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 33 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 29 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| George Hill * | 25 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| DeJuan Blair * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Gary Neal * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Tiago Splitter * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 40 | 6-11 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 35 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 35 | 5-18 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 31 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 27 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 17 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | - |
* = starter