Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 20.1% | 79.9% | +7.6 | ✗ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.9% | 61.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -2 (74-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 12-26 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 38 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 36 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 28 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jameer Nelson * | 22 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 21 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Terence Morris * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Mario Kasun * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bo Outlaw | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 34 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 31 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 25 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 24 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 22 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| David Wesley * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 18 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Luther Head * | 14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
* = starter