Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.2% | 38.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.6% | 33.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.7% | 38.3% | -2.6 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.9% | 46.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -3 (84-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Majerle * | 48 | 5-15 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 36 | 4-17 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 34 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Sasha Danilovic * | 26 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 25 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Keith Askins * | 22 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Ed Pinckney | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Gary Grant | 13 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Ike Austin | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Voshon Lenard | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 39 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 9-9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 36 | 4-16 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -3 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 33 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 29 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 24 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 23 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Sam Cassell | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Wesley Person | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter