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 | ✗ (14.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +13 (109-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 39 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 39 | 15-24 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 19 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 38 | 6-10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 32 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 25 | 2-14 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 23 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | -3 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Charles Jones | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 46 | 10-18 | 2-5 | 8-9 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 29 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 41 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 26 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 38 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 35 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 29 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Horacio Llamas * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 11 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steve Nash | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter