Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.4% | 74.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.1% | 43.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 67.1% | 32.9% | -3.9 | ✓ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -9 (109-118). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet * | 41 | 8-15 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 37 | 12-23 | 6-12 | 4-4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 34 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 36 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Dillon Brooks * | 33 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 32 | 9-21 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | - | - | |
| Amen Thompson | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jock Landale | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Cam Whitmore | 10 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant * | 39 | 12-19 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | - | - | |
| Devin Booker * | 38 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Grayson Allen * | 37 | 0-7 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bradley Beal * | 20 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Royce O'Neale | 27 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Josh Okogie | 16 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Drew Eubanks | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bol Bol | 10 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Thaddeus Young | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Saben Lee | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Theo Maledon | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| David Roddy | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter