Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.1% | 28.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.9% | 37.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.4% | 47.6% | -0.5 | ✗ (7.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.0% | 45.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +7 (100-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 16-25 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 35 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 39 | 9-21 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 27 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 23 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J.R. Reid * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ruben Patterson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp * | 40 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 38 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 35 | 6-10 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 15 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 12 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter