Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.2% | 78.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.6% | 55.4% | +1.2 | ✗ (7.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -6 (89-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 45 | 11-21 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 16 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 38 | 7-14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 37 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 30 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 29 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 21 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 43 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 30 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 29 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Walt Williams | 18 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter