Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.8% | 66.2% | +3.7 | ✗ (11.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -8 (74-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 38 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 6-10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 36 | 6-17 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 27 | - |
| Deron Williams * | 32 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Keith McLeod * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Robert Whaley * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kris Humphries * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 45 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Luther Head * | 39 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 37 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 22 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 19 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 9-11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Stephen Graham * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Lonny Baxter * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter