Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.7% | 80.3% | +7.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.5% | 71.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.3% | 84.7% | +9.4 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.9% | 61.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 26.7% | 73.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 24.2% | 75.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 24.1% | 75.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 30.3% | 69.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +9 (94-85). Ratings: 2004-05 season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 46 | 7-20 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 45 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Vince Carter * | 43 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 43 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Rodney Buford * | 39 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Travis Best * | 22 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jabari Smith * | 18 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Kaniel Dickens | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 47 | 6-18 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 43 | 11-16 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 28 | - |
| David Wesley * | 33 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 29 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 25 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 22 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Andre Barrett * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter