Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.8% | 66.2% | +3.7 | ✓ (10.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +14 (102-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Palacio * | 37 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 35 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 34 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Deron Williams * | 26 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 26 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Kris Humphries | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| CJ Miles | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 41 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 38 | 9-22 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | - |
| David Wesley * | 31 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 30 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Luther Head * | 21 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 9 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter