Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.2% | 29.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.7% | 28.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 71.7% | 28.3% | -5.1 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -11 (83-94). 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 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 38 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 38 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 8-11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 36 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 36 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 26 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 41 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 26 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 40 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 38 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 32 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 21 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Brent Price * | 20 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 19 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Eddie Johnson | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter