Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 90.5% | 9.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.8% | 16.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 82.1% | 17.9% | -8.4 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.6% | 33.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -5 (83-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Willis * | 39 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 39 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 38 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 33 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 30 | 5-12 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 17 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 47 | 7-20 | 4-6 | 6-6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 42 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Khalid Reeves * | 41 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 40 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 39 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Martin Muursepp * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Greg Dreiling | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter