Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.5% | 22.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 76.0% | 24.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 73.7% | 26.3% | -5.7 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 62.2% | 37.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets -8 (89-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Willis * | 39 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 37 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 36 | 9-16 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 25 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 35 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 24 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 22 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 21 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cassell * | 38 | 5-17 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 36 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 33 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 23 | - |
| Tony Massenburg * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Kerry Kittles * | 25 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Xavier McDaniel * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Edwards * | 9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
* = starter