Model Predictions
| Model | Golden State Warriors | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.1% | 79.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.7% | 80.3% | +7.7 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.6% | 63.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +7 (122-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 53 | 13-28 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 21 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Chris Mullin * | 35 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Mark Price * | 28 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 25 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Scott Burrell * | 25 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Melvin Booker * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Felton Spencer * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Todd Fuller * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 53 | 11-27 | 1-5 | 15-15 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 28 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 49 | 6-18 | 2-8 | 4-5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 45 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 29 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 39 | 10-18 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 19 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 27 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Loren Meyer * | 11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Horacio Llamas | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter