Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.5% | 36.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.0% | 32.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 58.0% | 42.0% | -1.8 | ✗ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (100-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stockton * | 38 | 9-13 | 3-4 | 9-9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 26 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 37 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 35 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 30 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Stephen Howard | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Horry * | 44 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 14-29 | 0-0 | 11-18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 27 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 38 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 5-7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 23 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Byron Scott | 9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Derek Fisher | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter