Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.5% | 75.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 44.5% | 55.5% | +1.2 | ✗ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Utah Jazz -5 (92-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 43 | 5-13 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 4-13 | 1-8 | 10-10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 30 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 28 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 11-12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Corie Blount | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 35 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 32 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 26 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 25 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Antoine Carr | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
* = starter