Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.4% | 65.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.4% | 78.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.5% | 78.5% | +7.1 | ✓ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.3% | 57.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +1 (88-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 43 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 43 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 38 | 12-25 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 23 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 35 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 26 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Brent Price * | 21 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Sam Mack | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 37 | 10-19 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 12 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | - |
| John Stockton * | 27 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 24 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 24 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 20 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Thurl Bailey * | 19 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Todd Fuller | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
* = starter