Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.2% | 76.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.1% | 76.9% | +6.6 | ✓ (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +11 (92-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Grant * | 41 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Derek Strong * | 38 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 35 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Gerald Wilkins * | 35 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 3-8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Rony Seikaly * | 33 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 27 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Dan Schayes * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| David Vaughn * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Dell Demps | 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 * | 40 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 37 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 40 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 39 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 35 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 34 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 19 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Corie Blount | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
* = starter