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 | ✗ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -2 (97-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 42 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 4-6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 42 | 10-28 | 3-10 | 7-9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 41 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 30 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 28 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 12 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| George McCloud * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Travis Knight | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 45 | 8-20 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 38 | 4-13 | 0-5 | 11-12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 34 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 32 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 23 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 19 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| David Wingate * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Larry Stewart * | 7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter