Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 79.1% | 20.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 47.7% | 52.3% | +0.5 | ✓ (8.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.9% | 47.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +9 (99-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Eisley * | 35 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 34 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 34 | 6-15 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | - |
| John Stockton * | 33 | 9-19 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 29 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adam Keefe | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 42 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 35 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 34 | 8-17 | 4-5 | 6-8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 33 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 31 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 30 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 14 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
* = starter