Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Memphis Grizzlies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 44.1% | 55.9% | +1.3 | ✗ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Memphis Grizzlies -8 (81-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 42 | 8-19 | 3-7 | 11-12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 20 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 36 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 28 | 4-16 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 27 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 26 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 21 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 15 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 31 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Jason Williams * | 31 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 26 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| James Posey * | 20 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Brian Cardinal * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Shane Battier | 28 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Mike Miller | 22 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Stromile Swift | 22 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
* = starter