Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 40.0% | 60.0% | +2.2 | ✗ (23.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -21 (90-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 36 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 29 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 29 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 26 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 24 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 23 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 17 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Sedale Threatt | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Campbell * | 39 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 35 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 34 | 4-14 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| George McCloud * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 13 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Kobe Bryant | 17 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Byron Scott | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter