Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 55.1% | 44.9% | -1.1 | ✗ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers +3 (77-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 38 | 8-18 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 38 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 5-7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 34 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 27 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 11 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 41 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 38 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Brian Skinner * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 22 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 20 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Derek Strong * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 9 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Corey Maggette * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter