Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 79.5% | 20.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.1% | 16.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 78.7% | 21.3% | -7.2 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 70.1% | 29.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers -9 (95-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dickerson * | 42 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 41 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 36 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 28 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 34 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Brent Price * | 30 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 25 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 23 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Nesby * | 43 | 10-14 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 39 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 35 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 28 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 26 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 24 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -4 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Troy Hudson | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Charles Smith | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Skinner | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter