Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.9% | 72.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 46.6% | 53.4% | +0.7 | ✓ (20.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 21.6% | 78.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 29.4% | 70.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 29.4% | 70.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers +21 (121-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daishen Nix * | 35 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. * | 32 | 9-14 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 30 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 29 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Eric Gordon * | 29 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | - | - | |
| Tari Eason | 19 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Josh Christopher | 18 | 2-9 | 0-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - | |
| Garrison Mathews | 15 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Usman Garuba | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 12 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Boban Marjanovic | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mann * | 40 | 12-16 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | - | - | |
| Kawhi Leonard * | 32 | 12-24 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 | - | - | |
| Ivica Zubac * | 29 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Nicolas Batum * | 27 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Amir Coffey * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Norman Powell | 27 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Robert Covington | 23 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Reggie Jackson | 15 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Moses Brown | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| Brandon Boston Jr. | 8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jason Preston | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter