Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Milwaukee Bucks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 81.7% | 18.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 73.8% | 26.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 73.0% | 27.0% | -5.5 | ✓ (11.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Milwaukee Bucks -17 (81-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 38 | 8-14 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 35 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 31 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 29 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 24 | 3-12 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Corie Blount | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 45 | 7-21 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Glenn Robinson * | 35 | 7-19 | 0-3 | 2-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 35 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Andrew Lang * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 26 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Elliot Perry * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 19 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Litterial Green * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ricky Pierce | 5 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jerald Honeycutt | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jamie Feick | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter