Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 48.3% | 51.7% | +0.4 | ✓ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +7 (85-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 40 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 39 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 38 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 37 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 24 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 16 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Torraye Braggs * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Randolph * | 42 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 40 | 8-13 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 38 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 34 | 3-13 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Qyntel Woods * | 29 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Vladimir Stepania * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Matt Carroll | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter