Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.2% | 42.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.3% | 64.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.8% | 69.2% | +4.4 | ✓ (16.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +21 (125-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 30 | 7-14 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | - | - | |
| Norman Powell * | 29 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Ivica Zubac * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Derrick Jones Jr. * | 23 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kris Dunn * | 19 | 6-13 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Amir Coffey | 26 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 24 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 2-6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Terance Mann | 12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kai Jones | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jordan Miller | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Kobe Brown | 10 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Bones Hyland | 8 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Nicolas Batum | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 35 | 11-17 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Dillon Brooks * | 33 | 6-12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Fred VanVleet * | 33 | 7-15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 32 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 22 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Amen Thompson | 25 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Tari Eason | 22 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Reed Sheppard | 11 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Steven Adams | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jock Landale | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jack McVeigh | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter