Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Indiana Pacers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 46.7% | 53.3% | +0.7 | ✗ (8.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Indiana Pacers -8 (83-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 40 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 39 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | - |
| David Wesley * | 31 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 21 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Rod Strickland | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 37 | 7-23 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 35 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 33 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 32 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 28 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| David Harrison * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Eddie Gill * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| James Jones * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jamaal Tinsley * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scot Pollard | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter