Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.4% | 45.6% | -1.0 | ✗ (22.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +21 (103-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 39 | 8-28 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | -1 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 37 | 3-14 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 36 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Luther Head * | 32 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 30 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 30 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 24 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| John Lucas III | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Diaw * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 35 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 23 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 35 | 12-18 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 24 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 34 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 30 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| James Jones * | 16 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter