Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 20.8% | 79.2% | +7.4 | ✗ (20.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -13 (77-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter * | 40 | 10-20 | 4-8 | 5-7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 23 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 36 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24 | - |
| Richard Jefferson * | 36 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 31 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 21 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 19 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Antoine Wright * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Zoran Planinic * | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 45 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Luther Head * | 40 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 38 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 18-20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 29 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 35 | 1-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 31 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Chuck Hayes | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter