Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 48.3% | 51.7% | +0.4 | ✗ (16.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -16 (84-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 33 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 30 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 27 | 11-20 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 26 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 24 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 23 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Mike James * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Torraye Braggs | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Przybilla * | 33 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 32 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 30 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 30 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 29 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Viktor Khryapa * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Richie Frahm * | 21 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Seung-Jin Ha * | 15 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
* = starter