Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 81.9% | 18.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.0% | 65.0% | +3.4 | ✗ (16.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -13 (86-99). 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 * | 44 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 9-23 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 40 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-5 | 5-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 27 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 17 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Devean George | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 46 | 4-19 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 44 | 10-22 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 42 | 8-16 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 39 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 37 | 3-13 | 0-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 12 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Antonio Harvey * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf | 12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Will Perdue | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter