Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.2% | 8.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 89.5% | 10.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 82.5% | 17.5% | -8.5 | ✓ (17.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 67.6% | 32.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -26 (94-120). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 30 | 7-9 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 28 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 27 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Tracy Moore * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 24 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 24 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 18 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Elmer Bennett | 5 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Barros * | 31 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 28 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 27 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Dino Radja * | 27 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 26 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Todd Day * | 21 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Frank Brickowski * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Marty Conlon | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Brett Szabo | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter