Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 76.5% | 23.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 74.7% | 25.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 71.9% | 28.1% | -5.2 | ✓ (19.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 62.2% | 37.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets -25 (84-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 31 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 31 | 9-19 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 30 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 29 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 22 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 15 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| George McCloud | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cassell * | 35 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Kerry Kittles * | 34 | 8-23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 31 | 2-14 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 29 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tony Massenburg * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Xavier McDaniel * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Kevin Edwards * | 12 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jack Haley | 9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Yinka Dare | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter