Model Predictions
| Model | Atlanta Hawks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 62.8% | 37.2% | -2.9 | ✗ (20.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.0% | 46.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +18 (99-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Smith * | 32 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 30 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Tyrone Corbin * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Mookie Blaylock * | 26 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Ken Norman * | 22 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Eldridge Recasner * | 22 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 17 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Priest Lauderdale * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ivano Newbill | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Donnie Boyce | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 35 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 27 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 33 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 33 | 8-20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 30 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 27 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 22 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Loren Meyer * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Dexter Boney | 16 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Steve Nash | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson | 7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ben Davis | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter