Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.4% | 45.6% | -1.0 | ✗ (10.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +9 (122-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Battier * | 41 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 39 | 11-31 | 1-5 | 7-12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 15 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 33 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 32 | 6-15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 22 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Luther Head * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Loren Woods * | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Chuck Hayes | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Mike Harris | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Steve Novak | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Barbosa * | 41 | 9-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 39 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 20-20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 38 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 37 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 36 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
* = starter