Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.4% | 76.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.1% | 77.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✗ (9.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Utah Jazz -3 (72-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 43 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 26 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 35 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 33 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 7-8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 32 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 32 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 23 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tracy Moore | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 37 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | - |
| John Stockton * | 34 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 32 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 32 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 21 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 15 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster | 19 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 13 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
* = starter