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 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +5 (96-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 42 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 27 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 39 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 39 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 36 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 34 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 13 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 44 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 23 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 40 | 4-11 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 35 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| John Stockton * | 32 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 15 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Chris Morris | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter