Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 44.2% | 55.8% | +1.3 | ✓ (11.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +13 (82-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 38 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 38 | 1-12 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 36 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 30 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 28 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 34 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 22 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 30 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 29 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 9-9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 26 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 22 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Raul Lopez * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter