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 | ✓ (5.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +7 (109-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 41 | 11-20 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 22 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 37 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 36 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 29 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 22 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 17 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman * | 43 | 10-15 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 41 | 11-18 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 24 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 35 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 32 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 24 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 17 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 24 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 18 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -5 | - |
| George McCloud * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steve Nash | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter