Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 73.2% | 26.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 64.8% | 35.2% | -3.4 | ✓ (3.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.3% | 45.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -7 (79-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 42 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 25 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 38 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 32 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 31 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| David Robinson * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 22 | 2-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -5 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 22 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 14 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Ira Newble | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Derrick Dial | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moochie Norris * | 45 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 42 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 36 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 26 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 24 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 24 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter