Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.6% | 38.4% | -2.6 | ✓ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic -12 (87-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 39 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 38 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 34 | 15-23 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 25 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 33 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 29 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 24 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 38 | 10-22 | 5-9 | 6-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 34 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 34 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 30 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 23 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Zaza Pachulia * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Reece Gaines | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Steven Hunter | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter