Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.9% | 77.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 38.9% | 61.1% | +2.5 | ✓ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +9 (96-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway * | 38 | 5-18 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Jamal Mashburn * | 37 | 8-16 | 2-3 | 7-8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 35 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Dan Majerle * | 28 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 27 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 19 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Ike Austin * | 14 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 13 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Murdock * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Keith Askins | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 42 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 29 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 32 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 31 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 28 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 27 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 17 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| George McCloud * | 16 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
* = starter