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 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +5 (98-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Ostertag * | 39 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 30 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 26 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| David Benoit * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 20 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 20 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| John Starks * | 18 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| John Stockton * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| John Crotty | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gugliotta * | 31 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 26 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 25 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 7-8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Elliot Perry * | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 17 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daniel Santiago | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter