Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 2.0% | 98.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.8% | 88.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 5.7% | 94.3% | +15.4 | ✓ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.9% | 72.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +23 (114-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Johnson * | 44 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 36 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Mark Hendrickson * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Michael Stewart * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 24 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 18 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke * | 17 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Terry Dehere | 17 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Olden Polynice | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 26 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 34 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 28 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 28 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 21 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 19 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Jon Barry | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
* = starter