Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 85.6% | 14.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 90.0% | 10.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 86.2% | 13.8% | -10.1 | ✓ (7.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 65.4% | 34.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -18 (98-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 39 | 9-22 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 31 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 31 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 22 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 23 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 21 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 20 | 7-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 15 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| John Salley | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Travis Knight | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Devean George | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 45 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 38 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 36 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 6-9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 33 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Lari Ketner | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Stack | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter