Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.3% | 76.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 46.9% | 53.1% | +0.7 | ✓ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +10 (90-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyell Marshall * | 43 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 8-29 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 6 | - |
| John Starks * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| John Stockton * | 28 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 26 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 24 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 42 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 42 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 28 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 7-9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 28 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 22 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 14 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Chris Dudley | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter