Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.3% | 68.7% | +4.3 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.3% | 56.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +2 (96-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkić * | 33 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| CJ McCollum * | 32 | 7-25 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | -5 | - |
| Shabazz Napier * | 28 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Evan Turner * | 25 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Al-Farouq Aminu * | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Wade Baldwin IV | 31 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Pat Connaughton | 18 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Caleb Swanigan | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Zach Collins | 15 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Meyers Leonard | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Georgios Papagiannis | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jake Layman | 3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 34 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 7-10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 31 | 11-19 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 15 | - |
| P.J. Tucker * | 31 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Clint Capela * | 31 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 27 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Gerald Green | 26 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 25 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Joe Johnson | 17 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Tarik Black | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
* = starter