Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.8% | 39.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.8% | 47.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 29.9% | 70.1% | +4.7 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +4 (102-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 36 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 32 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 29 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 26 | 8-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 23 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | - |
| John Stockton * | 21 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 43 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 13-20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 33 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 10-19 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 30 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 26 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jon Barry | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter