Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.4% | 64.6% | +3.3 | ✓ (14.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +18 (95-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Anderson * | 42 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 41 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 38 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 35 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 4-9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 31 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Dontonio Wingfield | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mitchell Butler | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Campbell * | 36 | 9-18 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 17-27 | 0-0 | 12-18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 34 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 24 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Kobe Bryant | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Corie Blount | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter