Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 31.5% | 68.5% | +4.3 | ✗ (12.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -8 (71-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 42 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 22 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 39 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 39 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 33 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jamison Brewer | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 45 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 9-13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 40 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 35 | 2-13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 33 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 21 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter