Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.6% | 63.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.5% | 63.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.7% | 70.3% | +4.7 | ✓ (3.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +8 (99-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 44 | 4-18 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 39 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 38 | 12-21 | 0-1 | 7-11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 28 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 33 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 20 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Anthony Miller | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 8-21 | 2-3 | 7-9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 42 | 2-12 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 25 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 30 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 23 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter