Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 48.3% | 51.7% | +0.4 | ✗ (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -4 (95-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 43 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 5-8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 38 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 37 | 10-25 | 2-6 | 10-14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 24 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 23 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 31 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Luther Head * | 27 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| John Lucas III | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Roy * | 38 | 9-18 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 32 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 30 | 7-14 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Martell Webster * | 29 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 28 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 22 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Luke Schenscher * | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Sergio Rodriguez * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter