Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.3% | 39.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.4% | 41.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 57.4% | 42.6% | -1.6 | ✓ (13.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -15 (95-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 44 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 10-14 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 46 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 39 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 35 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 35 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 5-14 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 15 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tracy Moore * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 43 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 34 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 32 | 8-18 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 29 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 27 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 21 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Chucky Brown * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 12 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
* = starter