Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.4% | 76.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.1% | 77.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✓ (8.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +15 (101-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 36 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 36 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 12-17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 32 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 36 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 35 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 30 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 19 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 34 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| John Stockton * | 33 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 31 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 22 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 14 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Chris Morris | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Stephen Howard | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter