Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.6% | 79.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.5% | 73.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.0% | 70.0% | +4.6 | ✓ (13.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +18 (107-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon * | 33 | 5-18 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Bobby Phills * | 32 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 28 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 27 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 5-9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Donny Marshall * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 21 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Mark West * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Reggie Geary | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Elie * | 41 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 34 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 6-8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 29 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 28 | 10-15 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 21 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Sam Mack | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter