Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 4.3% | 95.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 14.2% | 85.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 13.2% | 86.8% | +10.4 | ✗ (13.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.6% | 62.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs -3 (76-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 43 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 39 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | - |
| George McCloud * | 34 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 33 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Marko Milic * | 9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Chris Morris | 7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Joe Kleine | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 36 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| David Robinson * | 27 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Jaren Jackson * | 25 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 18 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Andrew Gaze | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter