Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.4% | 33.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 55.7% | 44.3% | -1.3 | ✗ (19.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +18 (118-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 38 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 9-14 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 36 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| John Stockton * | 36 | 8-19 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 23 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 16 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 11 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Chris Morris | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Stephen Howard | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 43 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 25 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 37 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 36 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 32 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 30 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 27 | 12-17 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 18 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
* = starter