Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Atlanta Hawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.4% | 69.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.0% | 82.0% | +8.4 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.0% | 60.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks +2 (105-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 45 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 42 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 42 | 12-21 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 13 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 40 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 31 | 7-16 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 23 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Tony Dumas * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Joe Kleine | 9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 50 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 36 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 49 | 11-22 | 2-3 | 6-9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 44 | 5-17 | 1-7 | 7-10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Mookie Blaylock * | 42 | 8-20 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Henry James * | 28 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Tyrone Corbin * | 23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Eldridge Recasner * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ivano Newbill | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter