Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✗ (20.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +19 (97-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 41 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 40 | 5-15 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 37 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 34 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 32 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 12-21 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 28 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 32 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 25 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Devean George * | 21 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Luke Walton | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Rick Fox | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter