Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.5% | 40.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.3% | 79.7% | +7.5 | ✓ (0.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 22.6% | 77.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 24.7% | 75.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 24.7% | 75.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 27.8% | 72.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +7 (111-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker * | 37 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Kevin Durant * | 36 | 8-12 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Bradley Beal * | 32 | 9-14 | 0-4 | 7-7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Royce O'Neale * | 28 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Mason Plumlee * | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Oso Ighodaro | 28 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - | |
| Tyus Jones | 20 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Bol Bol | 16 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Ryan Dunn | 16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Collin Gillespie | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Damion Lee | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green * | 36 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 10-11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Dillon Brooks * | 34 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 33 | 7-7 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Fred VanVleet * | 27 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Tari Eason * | 26 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 33 | 4-12 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 12 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Steven Adams | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Jock Landale | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Cam Whitmore | 5 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Nate Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter