Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.5% | 75.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.5% | 55.5% | +1.2 | ✓ (33.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +35 (112-77). 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 * | 34 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 7-16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 6 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 32 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 31 | 4-14 | 0-5 | 8-12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 22 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 4-6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Corie Blount | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Jon Barry | 8 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 33 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 24 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 23 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 22 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | - |
| John Stockton * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 20 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 18 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Adam Keefe | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter