Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.6% | 69.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.6% | 82.4% | +8.5 | ✓ (12.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +21 (114-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 30 | 10-22 | 1-5 | 7-9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 11 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 25 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 23 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 23 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 21 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Jeryl Sasser * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Steven Hunter * | 20 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Pat Burke | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 40 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 8-8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 33 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | - |
| James Posey * | 28 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 27 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 23 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 22 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 17 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Juaquin Hawkins | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Terence Morris | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tito Maddox | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter