Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.0% | 80.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.2% | 69.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.7% | 75.3% | +6.1 | ✓ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.8% | 61.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +11 (100-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp * | 44 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 30 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 30 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 27 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 42 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 5-7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 11-19 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 34 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Brent Price * | 33 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 30 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 21 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter