Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.3% | 59.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.4% | 33.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 46.1% | 53.9% | +0.9 | ✓ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +12 (102-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice * | 45 | 9-20 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 9 | - |
| Anthony Mason * | 45 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 39 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Tony Smith * | 37 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Dell Curry * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire * | 25 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| George Zidek * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Muggsy Bogues * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Jamie Feick | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Rafael Addison | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 48 | 8-21 | 5-12 | 6-6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 25 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 42 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 8-11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 35 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 22 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Loren Meyer * | 20 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Tony Dumas * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 17 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Steve Nash | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter