Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 45.4% | 54.6% | +1.0 | ✓ (22.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.6% | 50.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 54.3% | 45.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 54.4% | 45.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +23 (109-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyell Marshall * | 27 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 26 | 4-13 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 25 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 24 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| John Starks * | 21 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| John Stockton * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| John Crotty | 12 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 34 | 8-14 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 29 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 29 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 4-8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 28 | 7-9 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Walt Williams | 19 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
* = starter