Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.4% | 76.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.1% | 77.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✓ (14.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +21 (104-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 31 | 2-15 | 1-7 | 3-3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 29 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 25 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 17 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 17 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Charles Jones | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 34 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 25 | - |
| John Stockton * | 33 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 32 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 30 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 15 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 14 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Antoine Carr | 13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Chris Morris | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Stephen Howard | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter