Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.2% | 74.8% | +6.0 | ✓ (4.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Miami Heat +10 (81-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 41 | 2-10 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 38 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 35 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 34 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 25 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Brent Price * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Anthony Miller * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway * | 42 | 5-18 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 42 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 38 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 29 | - |
| Dan Majerle * | 29 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Rex Walters * | 29 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 22 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Blue Edwards * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Mark Strickland | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter