Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Indiana Pacers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 46.7% | 53.3% | +0.7 | ✓ (10.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Indiana Pacers +11 (85-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Yao * | 42 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | - |
| David Wesley * | 40 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 35 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | -3 | - |
| Luther Head * | 33 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 38 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 5-11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 37 | 6-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 37 | 9-20 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Jamaal Tinsley * | 30 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 20 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Sarunas Jasikevicius * | 17 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| David Harrison * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter