Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.1% | 56.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 26.0% | 74.0% | +5.7 | ✗ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -1 (103-104). 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 * | 41 | 10-21 | 4-12 | 1-1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 39 | 6-14 | 4-7 | 7-8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 33 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 32 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 17 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Byron Scott | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 44 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 40 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 34 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 32 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 26 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 17 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| David Wingate * | 11 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Larry Stewart | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter