Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.8% | 71.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.7% | 59.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 33.3% | 66.7% | +3.8 | ✗ (22.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -19 (87-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 9-22 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 38 | 8-17 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 35 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 29 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 27 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 21 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 40 | 12-20 | 2-6 | 7-9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 20 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 39 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 36 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 26 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 24 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Rodney Rogers | 10 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Mario Elie | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Paul McPherson | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter