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 | ✓ (5.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +12 (104-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 44 | 6-18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 44 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 38 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 36 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 33 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 6-10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stockton * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 31 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 40 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 38 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 35 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Chris Morris | 6 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Stephen Howard | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter