Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 19.6% | 80.4% | +7.8 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.7% | 62.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +9 (98-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Miller * | 40 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 22 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 40 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 36 | 3-13 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 36 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 33 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Brian Skinner | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 38 | 9-21 | 2-5 | 3-7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 33 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 30 | 0-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 26 | 8-10 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 25 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 19 | - |
| David Wesley * | 23 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 21 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter