Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.9% | 64.1% | +3.2 | ✓ (20.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.1% | 50.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +24 (95-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 44 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 37 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 23 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 35 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 30 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 27 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brent Price | 10 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Matt Maloney | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gugliotta * | 38 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 37 | 8-14 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 30 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 32 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 28 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| George McCloud * | 21 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Pat Garrity | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Chris Morris | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Toby Bailey | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter