Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.6% | 76.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.8% | 76.2% | +6.4 | ✓ (10.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +17 (104-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 44 | 13-24 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 8 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 39 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 33 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf * | 31 | 5-15 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Gamble * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Corliss Williamson | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Rod Williams * | 34 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 34 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 13-16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 33 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 25 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 24 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 20 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 22 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 17 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 16 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Horacio Llamas | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Steve Nash | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter