Model Predictions
| Model | Atlanta Hawks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.5% | 70.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 34.8% | 65.2% | +3.5 | ✓ (12.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +16 (94-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Laettner * | 39 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 36 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Mookie Blaylock * | 34 | 3-14 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 28 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Tyrone Corbin * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Eldridge Recasner * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Greg Anderson * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Chucky Brown * | 20 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Chris Crawford | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 36 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 32 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| George McCloud * | 29 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 28 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 25 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 24 | 7-9 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 23 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - |
| Mark Bryant | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Marko Milic | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brooks Thompson | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter