Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 89.8% | 10.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.6% | 34.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 77.9% | 22.1% | -6.9 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 65.3% | 34.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -10 (86-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 38 | 9-12 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 33 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 32 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 10-11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 25 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 24 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 19 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laron Profit * | 44 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 42 | 5-20 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 35 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 32 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | - |
| David Vanterpool * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Mike Smith | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter