Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.4% | 62.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.9% | 48.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 43.2% | 56.8% | +1.5 | ✗ (10.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -9 (97-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 8-14 | 4-6 | 4-7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 27 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 40 | 10-14 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 39 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 38 | 3-11 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 25 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Wingate * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Greg Anthony | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman * | 42 | 7-17 | 3-7 | 9-11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 40 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 39 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 35 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 8-11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 23 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 23 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| George McCloud * | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Danny Manning | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
* = starter