Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.4% | 42.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.5% | 57.5% | +1.7 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.1% | 52.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +4 (109-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Willis * | 43 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 26 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 36 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 35 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 35 | 10-20 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Brent Price * | 33 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Rider * | 44 | 9-12 | 3-3 | 5-5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 38 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 35 | 13-19 | 5-6 | 4-6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 23 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 6-15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Brown * | 12 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Ruben Nembhard * | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter