Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.9% | 22.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 78.7% | 21.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 73.6% | 26.4% | -5.6 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.9% | 43.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -5 (122-127). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 23 | - |
| John Stockton * | 37 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 37 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 32 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 9-11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 23 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 27 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Antoine Carr | 16 | 7-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 45 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 45 | 12-22 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 23 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 37 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 34 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Mike Brown * | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 17 | 10-11 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Loren Meyer * | 12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter