Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.3% | 61.7% | +3.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.3% | 68.7% | +8.7 | ✓ (3.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 33.9% | 66.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +5 (101-96). Ratings: 2026-27 ratings to date (they include this game).
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Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen * | 34 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | -2.4 |
| Naz Reid * | 33 | 6-18 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | -7.8 |
| Sion James * | 32 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +1.6 |
| Moussa Diabaté * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | +1.9 |
| Coby White * | 19 | 8-16 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7 | -0.8 |
| Royce O'Neale | 21 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +0.0 |
| Christian Anderson | 18 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | -4.1 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -7.6 |
| Grant Williams | 16 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | +14.1 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 16 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -5.5 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker * | 34 | 12-20 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 20 | -11.1 |
| Oso Ighodaro * | 31 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | +11.7 |
| Dillon Brooks * | 29 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | -15.5 |
| Miles Bridges * | 24 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | -1.7 |
| Jalen Green * | 20 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | -17.8 |
| Collin Gillespie | 26 | 5-13 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | +9.6 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 24 | 2-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +15.2 |
| Luke Kennard | 20 | 4-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +13.4 |
| Khaman Maluach | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -8.2 |
| Ryan Dunn | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +8.5 |
* = starter