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 (95-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 44 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 44 | 15-21 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 25 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 42 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 36 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Devean George * | 30 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 24 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 42 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 41 | 13-23 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 16 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 37 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 33 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 29 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 20 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kevin Willis | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter