Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.8% | 75.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.6% | 71.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 21.5% | 78.5% | +7.1 | ✗ (12.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -5 (99-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman * | 42 | 10-16 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 42 | 8-17 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 40 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 36 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 25 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 27 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 26 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 18 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Horacio Llamas | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 18-31 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 19 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 37 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 37 | 6-18 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 35 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 19 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter