Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 55.9% | 44.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.8% | 57.2% | +1.6 | ✓ (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +6 (101-95). 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 * | 45 | 6-20 | 2-12 | 1-2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 44 | 9-19 | 0-4 | 5-7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 6-13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 27 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 33 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 32 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derek Fisher | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 44 | 9-23 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 39 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 38 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 8-8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 35 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 27 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Greg Anthony | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Wingate | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter