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 | ✗ (12.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 70.1% | 29.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers +5 (106-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 46 | 10-19 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 25 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 45 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 13-16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 29 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 43 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 31 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 31 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 26 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 21 | 4-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Miller * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Antoine Carr | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Piatkowski * | 47 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 9-12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby * | 45 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 44 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 43 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 14 | - |
| Sherman Douglas * | 37 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -5 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 16 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Rodney Rogers | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter