Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.1% | 68.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.9% | 66.1% | +3.7 | ✓ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +17 (109-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 34 | 6-19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 33 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 29 | 3-14 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - |
| George McCloud * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 12 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Shawn Respert * | 10 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Toby Bailey | 7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Marko Milic | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Pat Garrity | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 38 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 30 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 33 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 32 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 27 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 21 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 20 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Brent Price * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Stanley Roberts * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Johnson | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Miller | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter