Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 38.5% | 61.5% | +2.6 | ✓ (8.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +11 (107-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 40 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 37 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 8-10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 35 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 31 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 24 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Brent Price * | 21 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 17 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 10-21 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 27 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 33 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 30 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 27 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 21 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 20 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| John Thomas * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 10 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Travis Knight | 24 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Greg Minor | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
* = starter