Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.8% | 37.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.5% | 47.5% | -0.6 | ✗ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +8 (101-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Stoudamire * | 37 | 6-18 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 29 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 21 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 20 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 20 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Kelvin Cato | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 44 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 23 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 39 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 36 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 35 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 5-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 23 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 22 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 18 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Brent Price * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter