Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.6% | 36.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.6% | 66.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 31.8% | 68.2% | +4.2 | ✗ (12.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -8 (76-84). 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 * | 42 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 5-12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 39 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 37 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 34 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 32 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Corie Blount | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Hunter * | 44 | 5-18 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 44 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 39 | 5-16 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 37 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 18 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Rick Mahorn * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Grant Long * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Theo Ratliff | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Don Reid | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jerome Williams | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter