Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.3% | 74.7% | +6.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +4 (116-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Nash * | 40 | 14-27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 23 | - |
| Jason Richardson * | 38 | 5-11 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 37 | 6-16 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 36 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 32 | 8-15 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 25 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Lou Amundson * | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Stromile Swift | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Robin Lopez | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Yao * | 41 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 38 | 11-20 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 12 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 34 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 33 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 31 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 23 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 14 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
* = starter