Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.3% | 67.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.0% | 70.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.8% | 57.2% | +1.6 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +5 (104-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 41 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 7-14 | 1-1 | 9-10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 27 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 8-12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 26 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 20 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 5 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 44 | 5-15 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 40 | 9-20 | 0-2 | 12-12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 31 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 28 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 19 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Ruben Garces * | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Daniel Santiago | 11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Paul McPherson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter