Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 40.0% | 60.0% | +2.2 | ✗ (7.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -5 (85-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Elie * | 44 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 43 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 8-9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 43 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 7-13 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 33 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 36 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 31 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 14 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Charles Jones | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 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 * | 48 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 37 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 37 | 8-18 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 32 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 29 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 14 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson * | 5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Travis Knight | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter