Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 40.4% | 59.6% | +2.1 | ✗ (12.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -10 (88-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 47 | 9-25 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 43 | 14-22 | 0-0 | 9-18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 30 | - |
| J.R. Reid * | 36 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 32 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 27 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Travis Knight | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 42 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 6-9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 41 | 6-23 | 3-11 | 4-6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 39 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 35 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Brent Price * | 28 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 19 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter