Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Milwaukee Bucks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 76.4% | 23.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.4% | 31.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.8% | 38.2% | -2.7 | ✓ (3.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.6% | 43.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Milwaukee Bucks -6 (105-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 42 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 42 | 15-25 | 0-0 | 11-16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 32 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 36 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 36 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 15 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Robinson * | 45 | 19-30 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 20 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 39 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Sherman Douglas * | 34 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 32 | 3-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Andrew Lang * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Elliot Perry * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Joe Wolf | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Chucky Brown | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| David Wood | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter