Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 89.5% | 10.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 79.1% | 20.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 83.1% | 16.9% | -8.8 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 69.3% | 30.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs -7 (92-99). 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 * | 43 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 33 | 7-17 | 4-6 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 31 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 29 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Kersey | 23 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Anderson * | 41 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 38 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 37 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 7-10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Dominique Wilkins * | 34 | 8-18 | 4-8 | 8-10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell * | 15 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Monty Williams * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Carl Herrera * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jamie Feick * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Cory Alexander | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
* = starter