Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 20.6% | 79.4% | +7.4 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +10 (88-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 10-26 | 2-6 | 9-10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 17 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 43 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 43 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Devean George * | 27 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Luke Walton | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker * | 42 | 8-19 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 39 | 13-18 | 0-0 | 4-11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 24 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 32 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 31 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 31 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 23 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 19 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 14 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Willis | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter