Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.0% | 68.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.9% | 87.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.5% | 78.5% | +7.1 | ✓ (11.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +19 (101-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moochie Norris * | 36 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 36 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 32 | 6-17 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 31 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 30 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 21 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Devin Gray * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 36 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 28 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| John Stockton * | 28 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 28 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 16 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 11 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Adam Keefe | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter