Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 83.8% | 16.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 75.2% | 24.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 64.9% | 35.1% | -3.4 | ✓ (18.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.8% | 39.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers -22 (99-121). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Maloney * | 35 | 2-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 35 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 34 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 33 | 10-16 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 26 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 25 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Brent Price * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 24 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 20 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Charles Jones | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamond Murray * | 39 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 38 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 28 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 24 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 24 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | - |
| James Robinson * | 19 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 18 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Keith Closs * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic * | 15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| James Collins * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Pooh Richardson | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter