Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.7% | 34.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 49.6% | 50.4% | +0.1 | ✗ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.1% | 49.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -3 (81-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlade Divac * | 45 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 44 | 9-19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Chris Webber * | 44 | 8-27 | 0-0 | 15-18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 22 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 37 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jason Williams * | 23 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jon Barry | 11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 45 | 9-23 | 1-5 | 4-7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 25 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 43 | 5-17 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 40 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 39 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 35 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Walt Williams | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter