Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.7% | 63.3% | +3.0 | ✗ (34.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers -31 (97-128). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 37 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 32 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 31 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 30 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 29 | 10-21 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 24 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 19 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Luther Head | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Chuck Hayes | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jon Barry | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kaman * | 34 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Shaun Livingston * | 33 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 33 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 32 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 30 | 10-17 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 14 | - |
| James Singleton * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Daniel Ewing * | 19 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Yaroslav Korolev * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Boniface Ndong * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
* = starter