Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.7% | 68.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 19.1% | 80.9% | +7.9 | ✗ (14.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs -7 (81-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 47 | 11-24 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 45 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 41 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 38 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 27 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Brian Shaw | 15 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Daniels * | 48 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 12-12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 48 | 15-26 | 1-1 | 9-9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 30 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 33 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 32 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| David Robinson * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Malik Rose | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter