Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.9% | 91.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.9% | 87.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.6% | 84.4% | +9.3 | ✓ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +15 (105-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnson * | 31 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 30 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 29 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 27 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 26 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Brent Price * | 20 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 14 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Mario Elie | 17 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Charles Jones | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 37 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 13-16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 22 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 34 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 29 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 4-8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| John Stockton * | 29 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 18 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 15 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter