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 | ✗ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -2 (95-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 45 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 43 | 11-22 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 37 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 35 | 3-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Alvin Williams * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Kelvin Cato | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 43 | 12-22 | 1-4 | 9-10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 27 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 36 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 30 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 28 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 22 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Brent Price * | 15 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Charles Jones * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Eddie Johnson | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
* = starter