Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.6% | 28.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.7% | 37.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 55.0% | 45.0% | -1.1 | ✗ (13.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +12 (101-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Fisher * | 41 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 41 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 40 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 37 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 33 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 26 | 4-15 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 40 | 10-19 | 3-4 | 9-9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 19 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 40 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 22 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 38 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| John Starks * | 29 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 9-12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Herb Williams * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Brooks Thompson | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Anthony Bowie | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter