Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 44.8% | 55.2% | +1.1 | ✓ (0.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +1 (81-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker * | 39 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 38 | 7-22 | 0-0 | 12-14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 29 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 32 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 29 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 26 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 25 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Beno Udrih * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Robert Horry | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Tony Massenburg | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 44 | 12-29 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 16 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 36 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Andre Barrett * | 30 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 22 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 20 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Reece Gaines * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter