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 | ✓ (10.4 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 +11 (140-129). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Martin Jr. * | 38 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Kelly Olynyk * | 28 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 10-10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| D.J. Augustin * | 25 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Danuel House Jr. * | 13 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Khyri Thomas | 29 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Armoni Brooks | 24 | 6-9 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 19 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Cameron Oliver | 19 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Anthony Lamb | 11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum * | 35 | 8-17 | 6-10 | 6-8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Damian Lillard * | 35 | 11-20 | 6-11 | 6-6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | - | - | |
| Norman Powell * | 34 | 9-17 | 3-8 | 7-9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Robert Covington * | 31 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 28 | 10-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | - | - | |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 23 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Anfernee Simons | 21 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Enes Kanter | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Nassir Little | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Harry Giles III | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| CJ Elleby | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| T.J. Leaf | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Keljin Blevins | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter