Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 5.0% | 95.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 8.7% | 91.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.7% | 92.3% | +13.7 | ✓ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.4% | 72.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +8 (104-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Ellis * | 48 | 7-21 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 34 | 11-25 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 6 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 32 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 29 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 27 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Brooks Thompson * | 20 | 4-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Sarunas Marciulionis * | 14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| LaSalle Thompson | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 36 | 6-15 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 6-6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 31 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson * | 14 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 12 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Corie Blount | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kobe Bryant | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter