Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 48.3% | 51.7% | +0.4 | ✓ (1.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +2 (101-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 45 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 44 | 11-23 | 0-2 | 8-10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 23 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 41 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 27 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 25 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 22 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarcus Aldridge * | 45 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Brandon Roy * | 40 | 6-18 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 36 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 34 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Rudy Fernandez * | 28 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Nicolas Batum * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Sergio Rodriguez * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Ike Diogu | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter