Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.6% | 39.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 32.1% | 67.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.8% | 75.2% | +6.1 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +3 (101-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goran Dragic * | 38 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 37 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 17 | - |
| Markieff Morris * | 28 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 26 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| P.J. Tucker * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 25 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Kendall Marshall * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Marcus Morris Sr. * | 22 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Wesley Johnson * | 12 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 44 | 9-21 | 2-8 | 13-14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 19 | - |
| Omer Asik * | 38 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | - |
| Jeremy Lin * | 37 | 5-14 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 36 | 6-13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Greg Smith * | 28 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Terrence Jones * | 23 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Patrick Beverley * | 20 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| James Anderson * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Donatas Motiejunas * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter