Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.0% | 90.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 40.0% | 60.0% | +2.2 | ✓ (15.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +18 (106-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Smith * | 40 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 40 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 3-5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 38 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 35 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 16 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Anthony | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Will Perdue | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 43 | 14-24 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 24 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 36 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 35 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 8-10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 34 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 25 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 18 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Devean George | 5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter