Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.1% | 62.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.0% | 76.0% | +6.3 | ✓ (25.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.1% | 56.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Miami Heat +32 (112-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 37 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 37 | 9-19 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 35 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 29 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| John Crotty * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Gary Grant * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 15 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Kelvin Cato | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Majerle * | 31 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 31 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 29 | 5-13 | 4-8 | 6-8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 27 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Mark Strickland * | 27 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Eric Murdock * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Duane Causwell * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brent Barry | 15 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Rex Walters | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Marty Conlon | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter