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 | ✗ (19.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -16 (96-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 44 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 43 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 43 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 25 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 37 | 12-24 | 3-10 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 13 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 34 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 25 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Mitchell Butler * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Randolph Childress * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dontonio Wingfield | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 41 | 10-14 | 1-3 | 9-15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 29 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 37 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 34 | 8-20 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 29 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 23 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 19 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 12 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Brent Price | 7 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Tracy Moore | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter