Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.1% | 29.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.0% | 42.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 41.5% | 58.5% | +1.9 | ✓ (20.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.7% | 52.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +22 (106-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 34 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 30 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 29 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 28 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 27 | 1-11 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -3 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 26 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 17 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Antoine Carr | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Chris Morris | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Troy Hudson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 39 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 24 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 33 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 16-16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 32 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -3 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 25 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 21 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 18 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 17 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| George McCloud | 10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Horacio Llamas | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter