Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.6% | 63.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.4% | 66.6% | +3.8 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +1 (102-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 49 | 9-18 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 44 | 10-19 | 4-8 | 8-8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 22 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 43 | 3-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 36 | 8-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 30 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 27 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 14 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Randolph Childress * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 50 | 10-20 | 1-2 | 9-12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 30 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 47 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 41 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 34 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 9 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Sam Mack | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter