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 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.3% | 57.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +9 (85-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 40 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 38 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 35 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 24 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 21 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 14 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 6 | 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 * | 40 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 38 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 36 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 25 | - |
| John Stockton * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Thurl Bailey * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Todd Fuller * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Adam Keefe | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter