Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.9% | 47.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 56.3% | 43.7% | -1.4 | ✗ (25.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 18.6% | 81.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 24.1% | 75.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 27.4% | 72.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets +24 (123-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoni Brooks * | 35 | 4-15 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Christian Wood * | 26 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| David Nwaba * | 24 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Eric Gordon * | 23 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Josh Christopher * | 20 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Trevelin Queen | 28 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Daishen Nix | 25 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| Daniel Theis | 21 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Usman Garuba | 12 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Plumlee * | 28 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | - | - | |
| Gordon Hayward * | 28 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Terry Rozier * | 27 | 10-17 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Jalen McDaniels * | 27 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| LaMelo Ball * | 24 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 29 | 6-12 | 1-7 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Ish Smith | 23 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Cody Martin | 22 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Nick Richards | 16 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| James Bouknight | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| JT Thor | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kai Jones | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter