Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.4% | 24.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.0% | 42.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 62.3% | 37.7% | -2.8 | ✗ (14.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.4% | 46.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +12 (117-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 12-26 | 0-0 | 7-13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 33 | 2-10 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 31 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 30 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 24 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 24 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 17 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 14 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Anderson * | 39 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 31 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Alvin Williams * | 31 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 31 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 27 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 8-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 27 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Vincent Askew * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Alton Lister | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter