Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 83.9% | 16.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.8% | 33.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 73.1% | 26.9% | -5.5 | ✗ (8.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets +3 (101-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 9-19 | 1-5 | 9-10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 17 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 40 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 8-10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 37 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 6-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 22 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Van Horn * | 44 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 41 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 36 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 7-8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Doug Overton * | 36 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Evan Eschmeyer * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Mark Strickland * | 17 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Eddie Gill * | 16 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
* = starter