Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.2% | 77.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.4% | 84.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.5% | 84.5% | +9.3 | ✓ (0.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 24.5% | 75.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +9 (83-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 45 | 10-24 | 2-6 | 7-11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 42 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Terence Morris * | 31 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Dan Langhi * | 29 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Oscar Torres * | 20 | 2-12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 16 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Tierre Brown | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 43 | 10-20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 38 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 33 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 33 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 31 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Monty Williams * | 26 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Jaren Jackson * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Don Reid * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Patrick Ewing | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter