Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.0% | 86.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.0% | 71.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.1% | 82.9% | +8.7 | ✓ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (104-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Rider * | 43 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 5 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 41 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 40 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 37 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 24 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 15 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Gary Grant * | 10 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Alton Lister | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 38 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 34 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 10-10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 32 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 27 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 6-9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 22 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 19 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Jon Barry | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter