Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.1% | 68.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.8% | 37.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.4% | 58.6% | +1.9 | ✗ (3.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -2 (97-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 41 | 3-16 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 35 | 9-23 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 34 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | - |
| John Stockton * | 34 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 23 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| David Benoit | 7 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 46 | 7-17 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 40 | 5-12 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 39 | 4-16 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | -2 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 29 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 25 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 22 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter