Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.8% | 66.2% | +3.7 | ✗ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -3 (83-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deron Williams * | 41 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 37 | 7-18 | 1-5 | 5-8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 25 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 25 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Paul Millsap * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 43 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 41 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 40 | 11-24 | 0-0 | 13-15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 28 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 36 | 9-23 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| John Lucas III | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
* = starter