Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✓ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +11 (102-91). 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 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 5-14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 27 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 7-20 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 31 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 24 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 19 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 18 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Devean George * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Brian Cook | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 44 | 8-20 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 43 | 7-16 | 4-5 | 9-12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 24 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 42 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 39 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 26 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter