Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 63.8% | 36.2% | -3.1 | ✗ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.2% | 43.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets +1 (101-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 48 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 45 | 9-30 | 2-8 | 9-10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 36 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 35 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 26 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 20 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Okafor * | 42 | 10-26 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 39 | 3-13 | 0-1 | 9-12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 38 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 38 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 19 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Jamal Sampson * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 11 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Theron Smith * | 3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter