Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.9% | 73.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 28.8% | 71.2% | +5.0 | ✗ (10.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -5 (101-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 40 | 5-13 | 1-1 | 13-14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 40 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 25 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 39 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 26 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | - |
| George McCloud * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 17 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Toby Bailey * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chris Morris | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 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 * | 38 | 10-22 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 6 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 37 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 35 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 30 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 30 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 19 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| J.R. Reid * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter