Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.0% | 92.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 18.6% | 81.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 16.7% | 83.3% | +8.8 | ✓ (5.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +3 (79-76). 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 | 12-25 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 10 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 44 | 4-13 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 34 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 29 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| J.R. Reid * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ruben Patterson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 43 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 40 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 38 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 37 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - |
| David Robinson * | 29 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jaren Jackson * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Will Perdue | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter