Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.4% | 74.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.8% | 72.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 19.6% | 80.4% | +7.8 | ✗ (10.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.7% | 62.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -3 (101-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreke Evans * | 40 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 38 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | - |
| DeMarcus Cousins * | 36 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 22 | - |
| Samuel Dalembert * | 33 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 30 | - |
| Beno Udrih * | 26 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Jason Thompson * | 25 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 24 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Donte Greene * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lowry * | 41 | 4-15 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 39 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 39 | 12-25 | 2-7 | 4-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 8 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 33 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 27 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Patrick Patterson * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Jordan Hill * | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Goran Dragic * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter