Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.9% | 91.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.6% | 84.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.6% | 84.4% | +9.3 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 33.2% | 66.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +10 (107-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Rogers * | 40 | 11-23 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 17 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 38 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 37 | 7-18 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Ike Austin * | 37 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 29 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 13 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| James Robinson | 17 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Pooh Richardson | 9 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| James Collins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Charles Smith | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 42 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 13-13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 41 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 32 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Brent Price * | 25 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 25 | 7-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 22 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Charles Barkley | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter