Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.9% | 65.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +12 (104-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Maloney * | 40 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 39 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 9-12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 35 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 30 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 27 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 25 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 14 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Brent Price * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 38 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 35 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 31 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 31 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 19 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 18 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Don Reid * | 16 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Grant Long | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Rick Mahorn | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Steve Henson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter