Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✗ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +1 (72-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 46 | 5-19 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 44 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 43 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 37 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 45 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 4-14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 4-19 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 35 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 22 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Devean George | 12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Luke Walton | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter