Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 90.5% | 9.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.8% | 16.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 82.1% | 17.9% | -8.4 | ✓ (1.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.6% | 33.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -10 (78-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 10-23 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 26 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 35 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 26 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 26 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 25 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 20 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brent Price * | 10 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Charles Jones * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Harper * | 44 | 5-15 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 43 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Jamal Mashburn * | 37 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 32 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Oliver Miller * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 23 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -1 | - |
* = starter