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 | ✓ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +12 (110-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 37 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 33 | 5-13 | 4-10 | 6-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 29 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 5-8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Brent Price * | 27 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 25 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 21 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -8 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 18 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 16 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Stanley Roberts | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice * | 39 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 35 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 33 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 26 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 30 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 15 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 14 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| J.R. Reid * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ruben Patterson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Travis Knight | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter