Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 31.5% | 68.5% | +4.3 | ✓ (13.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +18 (117-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Granger * | 31 | 7-19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Mike Dunleavy * | 31 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Troy Murphy * | 30 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Travis Diener * | 26 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 21 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 17 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| David Harrison * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Stephen Graham | 9 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Ike Diogu | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Andre Owens | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 35 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 32 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 31 | 9-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 19 | - |
| Luther Head * | 26 | 5-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 21 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 20 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 18 | 2-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Brooks | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Steve Novak | 7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter