Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.5% | 75.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.5% | 55.5% | +1.2 | ✓ (13.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +15 (106-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Horry * | 39 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 5-14 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 32 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 11-16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 32 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 28 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 26 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 25 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 12 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Corie Blount | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jon Barry | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 40 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 17-18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 28 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 35 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 31 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| John Stockton * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 27 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 20 | 3-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 19 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Greg Ostertag | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter