Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 34.0% | 66.0% | +3.7 | ✓ (20.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 26.4% | 73.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.1% | 67.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +24 (132-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum * | 36 | 10-19 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Damian Lillard * | 34 | 4-15 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Rodney Hood * | 32 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Nassir Little * | 29 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 3-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Hassan Whiteside * | 26 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | - | - | |
| Anfernee Simons | 21 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Kent Bazemore | 21 | 4-14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Skal Labissiere | 20 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | - | - | |
| Mario Hezonja | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Anthony Tolliver | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Capela * | 35 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | - | - | |
| Danuel House Jr. * | 34 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 34 | 9-26 | 3-11 | 7-9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | - | - | |
| James Harden * | 33 | 11-19 | 5-10 | 9-10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | - | - | |
| P.J. Tucker * | 31 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 26 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Austin Rivers | 21 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| Chris Clemons | 8 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Gary Clark | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter