Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.3% | 74.7% | +6.0 | ✗ (8.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -2 (97-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 53 | 10-23 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 50 | 7-26 | 0-0 | 10-17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 49 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 33 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 32 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Zarko Cabarkapa * | 15 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -3 | - |
| Jahidi White | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Donnell Harvey | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 49 | 3-15 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 48 | 7-20 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 44 | 8-18 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 43 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 35 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 29 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 15 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter