Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.9% | 49.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 70.4% | 29.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 58.9% | 41.1% | -2.0 | ✓ (5.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.6% | 43.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -7 (101-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 41 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 27 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 40 | 11-22 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 38 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 28 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 37 | 7-17 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 32 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 16 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Corie Blount | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Rex Chapman | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 43 | 13-21 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 22 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 40 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 33 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 28 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 26 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 22 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 14 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter