Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 35.7% | 64.3% | +3.2 | ✗ (14.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -11 (115-126). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 53 | 10-27 | 4-12 | 5-5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 46 | 9-20 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 42 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 42 | 15-24 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 25 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 39 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 36 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Kobe Bryant | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Travis Knight | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 58 | 10-18 | 3-6 | 10-13 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 32 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 36 | 7-10 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 36 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 32 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 22 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 28 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Tracy Moore * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 21 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 21 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Willis | 18 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Charles Jones | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Sam Mack | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter