Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.7% | 63.3% | +3.0 | ✗ (8.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers -5 (87-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 39 | 4-13 | 1-8 | 5-5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 39 | 12-30 | 0-4 | 3-5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 8 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 36 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 33 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 32 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 25 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 17 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Luther Head * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| John Lucas III | 6 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand * | 44 | 11-19 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 42 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Corey Maggette * | 36 | 3-15 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 29 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Chris Kaman * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Quinton Ross * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Williams | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Daniel Ewing | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter