Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.4% | 69.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 49.5% | 50.5% | +0.1 | ✗ (18.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -18 (98-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 35 | 11-21 | 4-9 | 7-8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 23 | - |
| Jeremy Lin * | 34 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Omer Asik * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Donatas Motiejunas * | 25 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 25 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Greg Smith * | 23 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Patrick Beverley * | 22 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - |
| James Anderson * | 19 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Terrence Jones * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Thomas Robinson | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tim Ohlbrecht | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarcus Aldridge * | 40 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | - |
| Damian Lillard * | 40 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Wesley Matthews * | 37 | 6-19 | 1-11 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Victor Claver * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Meyers Leonard * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Will Barton * | 20 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Eric Maynor * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Joel Freeland | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nolan Smith | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter