Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.9% | 75.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.3% | 63.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 27.7% | 72.3% | +5.3 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.1% | 56.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +6 (96-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber * | 43 | 6-19 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 41 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 39 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 30 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Gheorghe Muresan * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Tracy Murray * | 22 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Harvey Grant * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Jaren Jackson * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Chris Whitney | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Willis * | 42 | 6-20 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 37 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 32 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 32 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 21 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter