Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.7% | 63.3% | +3.0 | ✗ (29.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers -26 (79-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 39 | 5-16 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Luther Head * | 30 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 28 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 27 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 24 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 23 | 4-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Steve Novak | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mike Harris | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Loren Woods | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand * | 36 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Josh Powell * | 36 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Al Thornton * | 31 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -2 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 25 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 22 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Quinton Ross * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Nick Fazekas * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Corey Maggette * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Williams | 3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter