Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 5.4% | 94.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.8% | 77.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 9.3% | 90.7% | +12.5 | ✓ (2.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 28.7% | 71.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +10 (99-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 40 | 9-23 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 4 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 37 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 31 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 30 | 4-15 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 27 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby * | 23 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Gerard King * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 46 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 6-8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 43 | 7-20 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 35 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 33 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter