Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 40.2% | 59.8% | +2.2 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.1% | 52.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +4 (100-96). 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 * | 42 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 36 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 21 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 29 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 44 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 44 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 41 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 29 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 16 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Dontonio Wingfield | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mitchell Butler | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter