Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.5% | 93.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.1% | 68.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.9% | 79.1% | +7.3 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +3 (89-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 38 | 5-19 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 38 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Terry Dehere * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Michael Stewart * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 22 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Mark Hendrickson | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 37 | 7-23 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 33 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 32 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 29 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 27 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Brent Price * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter