Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 18.6% | 81.4% | +8.1 | ✓ (12.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +21 (99-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Diaw * | 35 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 32 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 31 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Raymond Felton * | 28 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 27 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| D.J. Augustin * | 22 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Cartier Martin * | 12 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 35 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 34 | 9-15 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 28 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 21 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 20 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chuck Hayes | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brian Cook | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter