Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Golden State Warriors | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.6% | 33.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.6% | 36.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 60.1% | 39.9% | -2.3 | ✓ (18.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.4% | 42.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Golden State Warriors -21 (95-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 44 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 31 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 38 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 29 | 9-14 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 29 | 12-16 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 27 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 19 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ben Davis | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Steve Nash | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Horacio Llamas | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 45 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 8-8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 39 | 9-17 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Chris Mullin * | 37 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 35 | 10-18 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 23 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Felton Spencer * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Scott Burrell * | 17 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Mark Price * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Lou Roe | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ray Owes | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Todd Fuller | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter