Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.2% | 38.8% | -2.5 | ✓ (10.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -13 (80-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 46 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 42 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 38 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 34 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 33 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 22 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 42 | 9-24 | 1-5 | 4-7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 41 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 30 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Jarvis Hayes * | 27 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 25 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Etan Thomas * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Juan Dixon | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter