Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.7% | 82.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.2% | 83.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.9% | 88.1% | +11.0 | ✓ (1.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.4% | 68.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +12 (92-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Henderson * | 41 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 38 | 10-16 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 35 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 28 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 25 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Chucky Brown | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 43 | 9-19 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 36 | 11-19 | 6-11 | 7-7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 33 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 32 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 31 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 31 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 24 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 16 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - |
* = starter