Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.9% | 36.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 68.0% | 32.0% | -4.1 | ✗ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.8% | 44.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +1 (107-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Hawkins * | 44 | 12-18 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 26 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 10-23 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 31 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 28 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 20 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | - |
| David Wingate * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Larry Stewart * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Greg Graham | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Craig Ehlo | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Rod Williams * | 43 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 42 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 27 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 39 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 32 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 31 | 8-14 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 31 | 9-14 | 6-10 | 1-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Loren Meyer * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Horacio Llamas | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steve Nash | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter