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 | ✓ (5.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +9 (109-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 44 | 10-24 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 43 | 9-12 | 4-4 | 5-5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 29 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 28 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 27 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 26 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Olumide Oyedeji * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Emanual Davis | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 47 | 10-22 | 4-8 | 6-8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 34 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 39 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 34 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 32 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 29 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 21 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 19 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Daniel Santiago | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter