Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.2% | 73.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 45.4% | 54.6% | +1.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.7% | 49.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +3 (102-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber * | 44 | 11-26 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 35 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 33 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Nick Anderson * | 33 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 26 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Jason Williams * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 8 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 34 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 33 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 32 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 30 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 24 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 14 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter