Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 47.2% | 52.8% | +0.6 | ✗ (1.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -1 (85-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Rider * | 43 | 9-21 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 8 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 42 | 4-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 40 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 32 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 31 | 9-17 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12 | - |
| John Crotty * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Vincent Askew * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 25 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 33 | 4-19 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 31 | 2-11 | 0-5 | 6-10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 30 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 30 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brent Price * | 17 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 11 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter