Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.9% | 80.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 13.0% | 87.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 9.1% | 90.9% | +12.7 | ✓ (8.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.1% | 74.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +4 (109-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 44 | 11-22 | 2-7 | 8-8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 22 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 38 | 8-20 | 6-12 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 23 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 37 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 35 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 22 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 20 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Terence Morris * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Dan Langhi * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 36 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | - |
| John Stockton * | 28 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 17 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Rusty LaRue * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| John Starks * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| John Amaechi | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter