Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.0% | 35.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✗ (10.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -6 (103-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 44 | 12-19 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 28 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 40 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 36 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 25 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 22 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 42 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 40 | 12-24 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 23 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 37 | 6-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 36 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 29 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 20 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter