Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.4% | 33.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.7% | 44.3% | -1.3 | ✓ (3.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -5 (100-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 46 | 5-15 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 44 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 29 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 43 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | - |
| John Stockton * | 43 | 11-20 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ruben Nembhard * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 9 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Stephen Howard | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 46 | 14-29 | 1-1 | 12-14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 30 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 46 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 44 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 38 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 35 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 16 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 15 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter