Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.9% | 36.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 68.0% | 32.0% | -4.1 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.8% | 44.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -5 (98-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Hawkins * | 39 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 8-10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 39 | 11-22 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 37 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 3-8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 36 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 8-13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 23 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Craig Ehlo * | 21 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Manning * | 40 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 24 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 37 | 8-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 34 | 3-13 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 23 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Chucky Brown * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ben Davis | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
* = starter