Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.1% | 39.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.2% | 66.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 46.7% | 53.3% | +0.7 | ✓ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets +10 (88-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 39 | 7-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 31 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 24 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Mason * | 40 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Dell Curry * | 40 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Matt Geiger * | 39 | 9-20 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Scott Burrell * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Tony Smith * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | - |
| George Zidek * | 18 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter