Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.4% | 40.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 76.8% | 23.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 83.3% | 16.7% | -8.9 | ✓ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 65.4% | 34.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 84.0% | 16.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 83.2% | 16.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 83.2% | 16.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 72.5% | 27.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets -13 (101-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson * | 38 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 34 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Fred VanVleet * | 29 | 8-16 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 26 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Cam Whitmore | 27 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Reed Sheppard | 18 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 14 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Steven Adams | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jock Landale | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Martin * | 31 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Josh Green * | 30 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| LaMelo Ball * | 30 | 9-18 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | - | - | |
| Miles Bridges * | 29 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Mark Williams * | 19 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Tidjane Salaün | 19 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 19 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Moussa Diabaté | 15 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Vasilije Micić | 14 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Nick Richards | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Wong | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Seth Curry | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
* = starter