Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.1% | 77.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.7% | 61.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 32.8% | 67.2% | +3.9 | ✓ (17.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +21 (104-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Horry * | 33 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 32 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 29 | 1-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 29 | 12-20 | 3-5 | 6-9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 29 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 26 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jon Barry | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan * | 34 | 12-22 | 1-2 | 11-12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 21 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 32 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 29 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 29 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 26 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 23 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Scott Burrell * | 20 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Jason Caffey * | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Joe Kleine | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Steve Kerr | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jud Buechler | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Bill Wennington | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
* = starter