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 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +4 (99-95). 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 * | 41 | 14-21 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 37 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 31 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 8-9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 28 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -2 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 21 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 21 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Corie Blount | 28 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Elden Campbell | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jon Barry | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 41 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 9-15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 22 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 40 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| John Stockton * | 30 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 27 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 14 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Adam Keefe | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter