Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.3% | 78.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.9% | 49.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.0% | 58.0% | +1.8 | ✓ (17.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +19 (115-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 29 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 26 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 25 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Grant Long * | 24 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Don Reid * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Litterial Green * | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Michael Curry | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Rick Mahorn | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Stacey Augmon | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 39 | 11-21 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 33 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 31 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 31 | 8-13 | 5-9 | 5-6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Tracy Moore * | 13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Elmer Bennett | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter