Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.5% | 78.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 18.3% | 81.7% | +8.2 | ✗ (27.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.9% | 62.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -19 (89-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Maloney * | 40 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 36 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 36 | 9-19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 31 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Brent Price * | 27 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 14 | 8-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mario Elie | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 39 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 38 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 33 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 33 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 27 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 21 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| George McCloud | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Marko Milic | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter