Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.4% | 45.6% | -1.0 | ✗ (21.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +20 (99-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 44 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 40 | 5-18 | 2-7 | 4-7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 32 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 31 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 28 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson * | 44 | 11-21 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 43 | 13-23 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 36 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 32 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 31 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 26 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Donnell Harvey * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Maciej Lampe | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter