Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.6% | 42.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.9% | 49.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.4% | 58.6% | +1.9 | ✗ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -1 (90-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Rodman * | 44 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 34 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 32 | 10-16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 31 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| J.R. Reid * | 14 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Rick Fox | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 43 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 39 | 10-14 | 2-3 | 8-8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 31 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| George McCloud * | 28 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 12 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Toby Bailey * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jimmy Oliver * | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Joe Kleine | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter