Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.2% | 37.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 57.0% | 43.0% | -1.5 | ✓ (5.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -7 (84-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 12-20 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 9-20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 22 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 34 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 30 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 28 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 24 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| J.R. Reid * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 48 | 11-24 | 2-7 | 5-8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 11 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 44 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 37 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 36 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 15-16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 30 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 33 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 21 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Don MacLean * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Drew Barry | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| John Crotty | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter