Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.2% | 38.8% | -2.5 | ✓ (9.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -12 (111-123). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 41 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 35 | 11-24 | 2-3 | 14-16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 27 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 32 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Luther Head * | 31 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 28 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | - |
| David Wesley * | 25 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | - |
| John Lucas III * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Arenas * | 44 | 13-25 | 5-10 | 13-16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 27 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 40 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 39 | 7-18 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 23 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 21 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Etan Thomas * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Awvee Storey | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter