Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.0% | 35.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.8% | 66.2% | +3.7 | ✓ (5.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +9 (96-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Mack * | 37 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 35 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 31 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 30 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 21 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 18 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Brent Price * | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Tracy Moore | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Thorpe * | 32 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 32 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 29 | 6-8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 27 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 27 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 26 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 21 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Randolph Childress | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Williams | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Don Reid | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter