Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✗ (10.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -4 (88-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 50 | 7-21 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 47 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 47 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 45 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 24 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Devean George * | 23 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Rick Fox | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 52 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 50 | 6-13 | 1-7 | 3-3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 44 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 44 | 6-19 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 34 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 26 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter