Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Atlanta Hawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.0% | 55.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 32.7% | 67.3% | +4.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks +2 (76-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 38 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 36 | 7-20 | 2-7 | 6-8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 32 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Brent Price * | 32 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 27 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 21 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 15 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 45 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 44 | 3-16 | 0-4 | 6-7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Mookie Blaylock * | 43 | 8-23 | 1-11 | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Henry James * | 36 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 10 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | - |
* = starter