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 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +2 (94-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 45 | 8-20 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 45 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 27 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 26 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 43 | 8-16 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 26 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 38 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 31 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 27 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 26 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 25 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 22 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Elliot Perry * | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
* = starter