Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.7% | 63.3% | +3.0 | ✗ (12.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers -9 (83-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 41 | 8-21 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 39 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 37 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 29 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 28 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 25 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 18 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kaman * | 41 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Baron Davis * | 40 | 9-18 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Al Thornton * | 30 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 27 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Brian Skinner * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Eric Gordon * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Mike Taylor | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tim Thomas | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steve Novak | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter