Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.0% | 86.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.0% | 71.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.1% | 82.9% | +8.7 | ✓ (5.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +14 (121-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Rider * | 38 | 7-21 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 37 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 22 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 29 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 28 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Gary Grant * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 20 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Kelvin Cato | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Fisher * | 43 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 38 | 13-24 | 0-0 | 7-14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 15 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 37 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 36 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 21 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 20 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Jon Barry | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Shea Seals | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
* = starter