Model Predictions
| Model | Golden State Warriors | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.5% | 89.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 14.7% | 85.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 9.9% | 90.1% | +12.1 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +9 (104-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Smith * | 43 | 11-28 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 40 | 5-17 | 1-8 | 6-6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Chris Mullin * | 38 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Mark Price * | 32 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 23 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Todd Fuller * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| B.J. Armstrong * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Ray Owes * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 42 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 30 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 36 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 33 | 8-19 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 31 | 14-19 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 23 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 27 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 20 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 12 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Brent Price * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter