Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.8% | 76.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.9% | 75.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.8 | ✓ (15.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +22 (99-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill * | 36 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Kerry Kittles * | 35 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jayson Williams * | 34 | 5-19 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Tony Massenburg * | 29 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 25 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Khalid Reeves * | 21 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Reggie Williams * | 19 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Ed O'Bannon | 5 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Adrian Caldwell | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Yinka Dare | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.C. Green * | 39 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 32 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 31 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 27 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 22 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 16 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Chucky Brown | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
* = starter