Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.0% | 74.0% | +5.8 | ✓ (0.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +6 (99-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 44 | 4-18 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 34 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 31 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 30 | 4-15 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | - |
| George McCloud * | 18 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Dennis Scott | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steve Nash | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 13-28 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 24 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 36 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 33 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 30 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 27 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 27 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 8-9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter