Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.6% | 50.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.6% | 64.4% | +3.3 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 46.3% | 53.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +5 (94-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 44 | 5-15 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 42 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 37 | 8-19 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 24 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 21 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Daniel Santiago * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Paul McPherson | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 8-8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 33 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 24 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 23 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 19 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
* = starter