Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 5.6% | 94.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.9% | 87.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.0% | 93.0% | +14.2 | ✓ (4.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 24.7% | 75.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +10 (96-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Maxwell * | 43 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 2-7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 42 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 41 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Dominique Wilkins * | 34 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Will Perdue * | 30 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Carl Herrera * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Greg Anderson * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Monty Williams * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Tim Kempton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 45 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 38 | 13-19 | 0-0 | 3-10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 30 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 36 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 25 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Corie Blount | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter