Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.0% | 71.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 27.6% | 72.4% | +5.3 | ✓ (18.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +24 (105-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 34 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 29 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 26 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 25 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 23 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 22 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | - |
| Brent Price * | 22 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Charles Jones | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Brunson * | 41 | 6-15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 37 | 11-21 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 32 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 25 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 24 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Vincent Askew * | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Brian Grant | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter