Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Indiana Pacers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 46.7% | 53.3% | +0.7 | ✗ (4.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Indiana Pacers -4 (74-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 44 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 42 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 23 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 41 | 3-18 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 41 | 12-25 | 0-2 | 7-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 10 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 31 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Jamaal Tinsley * | 28 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 20 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 13 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Primoz Brezec | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter