Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 27.9% | 72.1% | +5.2 | ✓ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +9 (103-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman * | 42 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 40 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 13-13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 32 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 22 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 22 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Steve Nash | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tony Dumas | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Phills * | 39 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 38 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 36 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 35 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 32 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 21 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 21 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Mark West * | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Carl Thomas | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter