Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 12.6% | 87.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.8% | 77.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 12.3% | 87.7% | +10.8 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +9 (89-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 38 | 9-21 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 37 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf * | 34 | 3-15 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -4 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 33 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 23 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Duane Causwell * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Bobby Hurley * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kevin Gamble | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 43 | 4-15 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 38 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 13 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 32 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 3-7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 27 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 25 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 22 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 21 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 9 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter