Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 48.3% | 51.7% | +0.4 | ✗ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -9 (86-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 42 | 14-29 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 17 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 31 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Luther Head * | 27 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 25 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 24 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 23 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Steve Novak | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mike Harris | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Outlaw * | 42 | 5-18 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 42 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| LaMarcus Aldridge * | 40 | 10-19 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 38 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 38 | 8-15 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 17 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| James Jones * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sergio Rodriguez * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter