Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.6% | 82.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 18.2% | 81.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.9% | 88.1% | +11.0 | ✓ (6.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +17 (119-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 35 | 5-14 | 2-2 | 6-6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 23 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 33 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 24 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 23 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 19 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Eddie Johnson | 14 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Charles Jones | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Brent Price | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Fox * | 39 | 12-15 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 26 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 36 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 26 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 26 | 6-13 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 25 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jon Barry | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter