Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 62.4% | 37.6% | -2.8 | ✗ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings +9 (86-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Bogans * | 43 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Luther Head * | 40 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 37 | 0-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 36 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 16 | - |
| David Wesley * | 19 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chuck Hayes | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bibby * | 44 | 7-15 | 5-10 | 4-6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 41 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 8-10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 26 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 38 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 30 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter