Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 44.2% | 55.8% | +1.3 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +4 (86-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 44 | 6-18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 39 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 38 | 9-25 | 1-4 | 4-8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 14 | 1-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Luther Head | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deron Williams * | 45 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 39 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 38 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Ronnie Brewer * | 24 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Kyle Korver * | 23 | 4-11 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Paul Millsap * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Ronnie Price | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
* = starter