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 | ✓ (11.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +16 (106-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 40 | 6-18 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Brent Price * | 35 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 29 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 28 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 24 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 19 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Miller | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Matt Maloney | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 39 | 8-20 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 34 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 8-14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 28 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 25 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 19 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 18 | 7-7 | 5-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 13 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Robert Horry | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
* = starter