Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 52.7% | 47.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.7% | 66.3% | +3.7 | ✓ (8.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +12 (116-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 48 | 9-15 | 3-6 | 5-9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 47 | 6-17 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 10-10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 37 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 28 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 25 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 15 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 13 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Dan Langhi * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jason Collier | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyell Marshall * | 48 | 10-18 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 31 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 44 | 14-26 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 20 | - |
| John Starks * | 43 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | - |
| John Stockton * | 38 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| David Benoit * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter