Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.3% | 77.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.3% | 55.7% | +1.3 | ✗ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -3 (97-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 52 | 12-23 | 1-1 | 9-11 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 38 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 47 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 46 | 6-17 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 46 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 43 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Grant Long * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Don Reid * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Theo Ratliff | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Litterial Green | 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 * | 48 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 32 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 41 | 7-14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 41 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 37 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 32 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 31 | 1-9 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 22 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 15 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter