Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.5% | 40.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 59.4% | 40.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 62.4% | 37.6% | -2.8 | ✓ (19.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings -22 (101-123). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Budinger * | 37 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 33 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 30 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 29 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 23 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 8-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Patrick Patterson * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Goran Dragic * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 17 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jordan Hill | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Terrence Williams | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thornton * | 35 | 6-17 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | - |
| DeMarcus Cousins * | 35 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Beno Udrih * | 32 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Samuel Dalembert * | 29 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Omri Casspi * | 23 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Jermaine Taylor * | 22 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Jason Thompson * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Pooh Jeter | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter