Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 13.2% | 86.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 9.0% | 91.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.7% | 92.3% | +13.7 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +16 (101-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 36 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | -4 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 32 | 7-17 | 3-5 | 12-12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 16 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 25 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 19 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 19 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Miller * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 35 | 13-18 | 2-4 | 3-7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 21 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 29 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 27 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 23 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Devean George | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter