Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.9% | 74.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.1% | 69.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.1% | 76.9% | +6.6 | ✓ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +16 (114-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 40 | 7-17 | 4-8 | 5-8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 8 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 40 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 33 | 4-18 | 1-6 | 9-12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | - |
| Mike Brown * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 21 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 15 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Horacio Llamas * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Steve Nash | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 41 | 10-18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 35 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 33 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 27 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 24 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 23 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 21 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Derek Fisher | 6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Travis Knight | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter