Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 74.6% | 25.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.8% | 28.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 65.5% | 34.5% | -3.5 | ✓ (0.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -3 (87-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 46 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 9-13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 35 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 10-10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 27 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 26 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 22 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 21 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 20 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 13 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 42 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 41 | 7-18 | 3-10 | 2-3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 37 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 35 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 31 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter