Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.8% | 68.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 17.1% | 82.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 16.3% | 83.7% | +9.0 | ✓ (7.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +2 (90-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 46 | 12-23 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 43 | 9-22 | 4-7 | 7-8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 27 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 22 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 19 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 44 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 19 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 42 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 38 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| David Robinson * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 25 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 24 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 18 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derrick Dial | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jaren Jackson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter