Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.6% | 38.4% | -2.6 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic -5 (84-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 41 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 38 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | - |
| David Wesley * | 38 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 34 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 15-19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 26 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 32 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 6-9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Luther Head | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 36 | 8-14 | 1-1 | 5-7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 35 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 33 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 26 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 24 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mario Kasun * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Stacey Augmon | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter