Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.5% | 36.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.0% | 32.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 58.0% | 42.0% | -1.8 | ✓ (14.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -16 (97-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 37 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| John Stockton * | 37 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 35 | 14-21 | 0-1 | 9-11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 27 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 29 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Jamie Watson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 40 | 7-19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 36 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 31 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 20 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 16 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Travis Knight | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter