Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.6% | 67.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 19.1% | 80.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 14.8% | 85.2% | +9.6 | ✗ (18.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.4% | 62.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -9 (98-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 44 | 12-20 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 18 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 10-12 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 26 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 36 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 34 | 7-15 | 3-4 | 7-8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 26 | 0-8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 23 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Miller * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 44 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 23 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 42 | 8-18 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 41 | 7-16 | 2-3 | 4-8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 28 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Oliver Miller * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 24 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Todd Day * | 18 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Corie Blount | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Toby Bailey | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter