Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.7% | 89.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.4% | 83.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 5.3% | 94.7% | +15.9 | ✓ (15.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 23.4% | 76.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 6.8% | 93.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 11.6% | 88.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 11.6% | 88.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 18.1% | 81.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +31 (128-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Maxime Raynaud * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Russell Westbrook * | 25 | 10-19 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | - |
| DeMar DeRozan * | 23 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Keegan Murray * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Nique Clifford | 29 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Daeqwon Plowden | 24 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Patrick Baldwin Jr. | 21 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Killian Hayes | 20 | 1-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Malik Monk | 19 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Drew Eubanks | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 32 | 6-12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Alperen Sengun * | 32 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 40 | - |
| Reed Sheppard * | 32 | 9-21 | 7-16 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Durant * | 27 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Tari Eason * | 20 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Josh Okogie | 24 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Aaron Holiday | 20 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Isaiah Crawford | 17 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Jeff Green | 14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Clint Capela | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| JD Davison | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter