Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.7% | 63.3% | +3.0 | ✗ (26.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers -23 (79-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 36 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 35 | 8-12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 33 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 29 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 23 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 22 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Maggette * | 40 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 11-13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 36 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 31 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Predrag Drobnjak * | 31 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | - |
| Eddie House * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Chris Kaman * | 25 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Doug Overton * | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Melvin Ely | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter