Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 18.6% | 81.4% | +8.1 | ✗ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -3 (87-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Okafor * | 39 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 34 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 24 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 18 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 6-8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Jamal Sampson * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Steven Smith | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 45 | 6-13 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 42 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 11-17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 25 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 30 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 24 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Charlie Ward | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter