Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.6% | 76.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.8% | 76.2% | +6.4 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +12 (100-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 42 | 13-23 | 2-7 | 12-12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 25 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 38 | 10-19 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 32 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Gamble * | 24 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 18 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 | - |
| Bobby Hurley * | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Duane Causwell * | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 35 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 9-10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 29 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 34 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 30 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 30 | 11-14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 20 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 13 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter