Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.8% | 36.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 57.5% | 42.5% | -1.7 | ✗ (14.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +13 (103-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Elie * | 37 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 37 | 5-19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 33 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 32 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 26 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Brent Price * | 12 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Sam Mack | 10 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rony Seikaly * | 39 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 5-11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 18 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 36 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 34 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Nick Anderson * | 33 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 29 | 3-10 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Gerald Wilkins * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Derek Strong * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brian Evans | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Dan Schayes | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Vaughn | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter