Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.4% | 64.6% | +3.3 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +1 (120-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 49 | 7-18 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 49 | 13-22 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 22 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 40 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 36 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 11-15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 27 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 35 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Randolph Childress | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mitchell Butler | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 48 | 9-22 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 46 | 14-29 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 26 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 45 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 39 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 36 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 19 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 19 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Corie Blount | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter