Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.0% | 35.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✓ (18.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +23 (111-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -1 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 26 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 25 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 13 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Rogers | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Stoudamire * | 35 | 9-13 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 34 | 9-15 | 3-3 | 4-6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 26 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 33 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 31 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 23 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 23 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 18 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 16 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Greg Anthony | 12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Will Perdue | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Erick Barkley | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter