Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.4% | 65.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.8% | 62.2% | +2.7 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.8% | 51.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +7 (112-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 43 | 9-12 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 26 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 38 | 9-24 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 5 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 33 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 30 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 24 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Loren Meyer * | 19 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Strong * | 39 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Rony Seikaly * | 38 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Nick Anderson * | 38 | 4-15 | 2-11 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 37 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 25 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 26 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 25 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Gerald Wilkins * | 17 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Dan Schayes * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter