Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.0% | 34.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 44.2% | 55.8% | +1.3 | ✗ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Utah Jazz -1 (96-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hayes * | 40 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 32 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 7-7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 32 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 29 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 23 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 18 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Patrick Patterson * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Watson * | 45 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 39 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Paul Millsap * | 36 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | - |
| CJ Miles * | 33 | 6-18 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 31 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ronnie Price * | 19 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6 | - |
| Gordon Hayward * | 14 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jeremy Evans * | 11 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter