Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 18.6% | 81.4% | +8.1 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +9 (89-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Richardson * | 44 | 11-24 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 17 | - |
| Raymond Felton * | 40 | 2-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Matt Carroll * | 40 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 37 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 31 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Earl Boykins | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 48 | 12-25 | 1-5 | 5-8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 14 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 43 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 39 | 6-19 | 2-10 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 27 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Mike Harris * | 15 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Luther Head * | 11 | 1-7 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steve Novak | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter