Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.4% | 24.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.0% | 42.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 62.3% | 37.7% | -2.8 | ✗ (7.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.4% | 46.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +5 (99-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 42 | 16-23 | 0-0 | 4-12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 31 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 40 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 39 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 6-8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 35 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 28 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 42 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 40 | 6-19 | 0-3 | 6-8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 37 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 34 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 30 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 24 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Gary Grant * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Stacey Augmon | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter