Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.9% | 73.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 32.9% | 67.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.7% | 79.3% | +7.4 | ✓ (22.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +30 (100-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 35 | 6-15 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 32 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 30 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 23 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Brent Price * | 17 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Emanual Davis | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Charles Jones | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 36 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 35 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 26 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 24 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 7-11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 16 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Tony Dumas * | 13 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Scott Brooks | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Henry James | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter