Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.5% | 93.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.1% | 68.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.9% | 79.1% | +7.3 | ✓ (10.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +18 (116-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corliss Williamson * | 39 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 36 | 11-20 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 7 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Michael Stewart * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke * | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Terry Dehere * | 16 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Hurley | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 40 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 28 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 35 | 9-17 | 0-1 | 10-11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 19 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 35 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 26 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 23 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 22 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 13 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Brent Price * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter