Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.0% | 42.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 60.2% | 39.8% | -2.3 | ✗ (15.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.6% | 45.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings +13 (96-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Black * | 38 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 18 | - |
| RJ Hunter * | 29 | 7-16 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | - |
| P.J. Tucker * | 29 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 28 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Gerald Green * | 26 | 11-22 | 7-17 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 8 | - |
| Aaron Jackson | 34 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Zhou Qi | 31 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Chinanu Onuaku | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jackson * | 31 | 0-8 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Bogdan Bogdanović * | 30 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Willie Cauley-Stein * | 30 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 25 | - |
| De'Aaron Fox * | 27 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | - |
| JaKarr Sampson * | 23 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Buddy Hield | 27 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Nigel Hayes | 26 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Vince Carter | 24 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Jack Cooley | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
* = starter