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 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -3 (100-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 44 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 43 | 11-24 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 20 | - |
| John Stockton * | 37 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 37 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 37 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 28 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Antoine Carr | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Chris Morris | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 42 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 26 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 39 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 10-13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 38 | 10-15 | 5-7 | 8-8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 22 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 34 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 24 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -7 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 23 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
* = starter