Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.9% | 41.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 59.0% | 41.0% | -2.0 | ✗ (8.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 31.0% | 69.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 31.0% | 69.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.1% | 67.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +6 (115-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Oubre Jr. * | 40 | 7-18 | 1-6 | 4-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Devin Booker * | 37 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 11-16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio * | 35 | 5-16 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Dario Saric * | 31 | 5-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Frank Kaminsky * | 23 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Cameron Johnson | 21 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Mikal Bridges | 19 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Cheick Diallo | 14 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 12 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Tyler Johnson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 39 | 8-27 | 3-17 | 15-18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 34 | - | - | |
| P.J. Tucker * | 39 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 37 | 10-18 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | - | - | |
| Danuel House Jr. * | 30 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Clint Capela * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 29 | 10-15 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Austin Rivers | 24 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 10 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter