Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 60.9% | 39.1% | -2.4 | ✗ (14.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +12 (88-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 44 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 39 | 4-18 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -10 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 35 | 5-13 | 0-5 | 6-6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 28 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 25 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 25 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 17 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kevin Willis | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Malik Rose | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Charlie Ward | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 10-20 | 0-3 | 6-8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 43 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 7-15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 29 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Devean George * | 26 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 26 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Brian Cook | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter