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 | ✓ (2.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +5 (98-93). 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 * | 50 | 9-17 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 43 | 1-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 41 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 36 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 28 | 4-14 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 23 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Travis Knight | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 48 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 14-18 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 34 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 46 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 44 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 5-7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | - |
| John Stockton * | 43 | 11-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 37 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 9 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
* = starter