Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.6% | 69.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.9% | 61.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 47.2% | 52.8% | +0.6 | ✓ (1.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.9% | 64.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 21.0% | 79.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 22.7% | 77.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 22.7% | 77.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +2 (128-126). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood * | 43 | 14-22 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | - | - | |
| James Harden * | 43 | 12-22 | 6-13 | 14-16 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 44 | - | - | |
| P.J. Tucker * | 42 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Danuel House Jr. * | 38 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| David Nwaba * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 37 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Sterling Brown | 20 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Brodric Thomas | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bruno Caboclo | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum * | 43 | 17-30 | 9-16 | 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 44 | - | - | |
| Damian Lillard * | 41 | 11-28 | 5-13 | 5-5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | - | - | |
| Robert Covington * | 38 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Derrick Jones Jr. * | 36 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 34 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 20 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Enes Kanter | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Rodney Hood | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Anfernee Simons | 9 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - | |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter