Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.4% | 77.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.9% | 79.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.1% | 78.9% | +7.2 | ✓ (8.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +16 (93-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 43 | 7-19 | 4-9 | 5-5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 40 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 38 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 33 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 31 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 14 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Travis Knight | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | - |
| John Stockton * | 36 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 34 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 31 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 30 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 17 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Chris Morris | 13 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - |
* = starter