Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.6% | 63.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.5% | 63.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.7% | 70.3% | +4.7 | ✓ (3.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +1 (101-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 44 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 6-7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 41 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 32 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 31 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 15 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Brent Price * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Antoine Carr | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Stanley Roberts | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice * | 43 | 12-17 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 11-23 | 0-0 | 5-14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 34 | 6-13 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 28 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| J.R. Reid * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 13 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter