Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.8% | 66.2% | +3.7 | ✓ (17.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +21 (84-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Arroyo * | 31 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 29 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 26 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 25 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Paul Grant * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 23 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Raul Lopez * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 39 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 38 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 35 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 24 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 34 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 29 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 28 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 21 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Alton Ford | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter