Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 55.9% | 44.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.8% | 57.2% | +1.6 | ✓ (12.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +14 (106-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Fox * | 40 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 39 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 37 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 31 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 15 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 43 | 8-19 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 36 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 29 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 7-7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 25 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 23 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 21 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 18 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| David Wingate | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Williams | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter