Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.2% | 28.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 82.2% | 17.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 78.0% | 22.0% | -7.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 68.4% | 31.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers -9 (92-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 41 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 27 | - |
| George McCloud * | 37 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 36 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Shawn Respert * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Marko Milic * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Gerald Brown | 8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Toby Bailey | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamond Murray * | 42 | 6-19 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 38 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 30 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 28 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 26 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| James Robinson * | 18 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Pooh Richardson | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sherman Douglas | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter