Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.4% | 45.6% | -1.0 | ✗ (16.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +15 (102-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 4-16 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 40 | 4-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 40 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 3-7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 36 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 28 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 34 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 21 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 42 | 9-14 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 41 | 9-19 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 29 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 38 | 7-18 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 24 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
* = starter