Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.0% | 41.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.7% | 43.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.2% | 44.8% | -1.1 | ✓ (19.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -21 (87-108). 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 * | 40 | 11-24 | 0-1 | 4-9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 37 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 34 | 9-16 | 3-5 | 3-6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 29 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 24 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Corie Blount | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman * | 28 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 11-15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 25 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 24 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 24 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 21 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Joe Kleine | 16 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Steve Nash | 9 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter