Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.7% | 63.3% | +3.0 | ✓ (5.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers +8 (89-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 44 | 12-28 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 11 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | - |
| David Wesley * | 35 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 31 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 28 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Luther Head * | 23 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 12 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Stephen Graham | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 42 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 39 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 35 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Chris Wilcox * | 31 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 20 | - |
| Quinton Ross * | 30 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Shaun Livingston * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Chris Kaman * | 24 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Daniel Ewing | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Boniface Ndong | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter