Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.8% | 56.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 61.3% | 38.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 45.2% | 54.8% | +1.1 | ✗ (10.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.9% | 48.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -9 (91-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 40 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 8-10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 34 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 12-15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | - |
| John Stockton * | 34 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 23 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Todd Fuller * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 13 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Avent * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Thurl Bailey | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 12-27 | 0-0 | 13-22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 26 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 39 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 35 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 28 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 23 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Ruben Patterson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter