Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.8% | 80.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.5% | 66.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.6% | 74.4% | +5.9 | ✓ (1.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +7 (90-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 42 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 40 | 4-14 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 38 | 8-20 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 31 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Gary Grant * | 17 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Alton Lister | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Crotty | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 39 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 39 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 29 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 32 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 30 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 25 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 19 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
* = starter