Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.1% | 70.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.5% | 70.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 13.2% | 86.8% | +10.3 | ✓ (3.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.5% | 72.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers +7 (93-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 43 | 9-18 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 9-20 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 31 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Terence Morris * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dan Langhi * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand * | 44 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 25 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 41 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 39 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 31 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 21 | 3-10 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Tremaine Fowlkes * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Doug Overton | 7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter