Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 83.7% | 16.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 79.1% | 20.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 64.9% | 35.1% | -3.4 | ✗ (7.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.7% | 43.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +4 (89-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 43 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 39 | 7-10 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 37 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 30 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| John Stockton * | 27 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 20 | 4-11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 41 | 10-26 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 19 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 40 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 33 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 33 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 14 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Brent Price * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter