Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.8% | 41.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.2% | 55.8% | +1.3 | ✗ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.2% | 47.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -1 (96-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stockton * | 37 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 26 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 34 | 12-27 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 27 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 27 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 20 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| John Starks * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| John Amaechi * | 17 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| John Crotty | 10 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson * | 38 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 38 | 9-18 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 37 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 34 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Bo Outlaw * | 22 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Dan Majerle * | 19 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Alton Ford * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Joe Crispin * | 7 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| John Wallace | 10 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
* = starter