Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 44.2% | 55.8% | +1.3 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +2 (85-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 45 | 8-19 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Luther Head * | 39 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 37 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 34 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 20 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | - |
| David Wesley * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Okur * | 42 | 6-14 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 40 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 36 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 35 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Deron Williams * | 34 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 20 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Keith McLeod * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter