Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.5% | 37.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.7% | 52.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.2% | 44.8% | -1.1 | ✗ (27.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +26 (110-84). 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 * | 30 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 27 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 26 | 3-13 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -5 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 26 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| George McCloud * | 21 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 13 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rony Seikaly * | 39 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 36 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Nick Anderson * | 36 | 8-15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 34 | 9-19 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 28 | 6-10 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Gerald Wilkins * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Derek Strong * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Dan Schayes | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong | 2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| David Vaughn | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brian Evans | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter