Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✗ (15.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +14 (98-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 45 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 44 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 31 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 40 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 9-20 | 2-6 | 16-17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 24 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 25 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 15 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Devean George * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter