Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 40.2% | 59.8% | +2.2 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.1% | 52.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +4 (88-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 44 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 15-23 | 0-0 | 4-14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 27 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 30 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 30 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 23 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 23 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Rider * | 41 | 3-13 | 0-1 | 11-14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 40 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 38 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 37 | 8-18 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Dontonio Wingfield * | 26 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mitchell Butler * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter