Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 18.3% | 81.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.7% | 72.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.4% | 71.6% | +5.1 | ✓ (3.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +9 (102-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 39 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 31 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 30 | 7-13 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 27 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 25 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 8-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Don Reid * | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Rick Mahorn * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Charles O'Bannon | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steve Henson | 2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 37 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 37 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 36 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 31 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 15 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 15 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| George McCloud | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Marko Milic | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter