Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.7% | 22.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.6% | 34.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 72.4% | 27.6% | -5.3 | ✓ (16.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 59.0% | 41.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings -22 (80-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 34 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 33 | 12-23 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 24 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 29 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 27 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 24 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 15 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tracy Moore | 4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Grant * | 37 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 26 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 26 | 4-14 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf * | 25 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 21 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Duane Causwell * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Lionel Simmons * | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Olden Polynice | 33 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | - |
| None | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bobby Hurley | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter