Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.6% | 38.4% | -2.6 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic -2 (94-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 44 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 40 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 34 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Luther Head * | 32 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 31 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 19 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Steve Novak | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Lewis * | 41 | 4-15 | 2-8 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 41 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 34 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 33 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Jameer Nelson * | 32 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 15 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Adonal Foyle * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter