Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 60.9% | 39.1% | -2.4 | ✗ (10.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +8 (98-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 45 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 41 | 7-18 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 34 | 5-14 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 33 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 30 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Robert Horry | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 46 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 28 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 15-27 | 2-4 | 10-13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 30 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 42 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Devean George * | 30 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
* = starter