Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.8% | 8.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 77.3% | 22.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 65.3% | 34.7% | -3.5 | ✓ (1.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.4% | 43.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -2 (97-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 43 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 38 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| David Robinson * | 38 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 35 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 35 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Jaren Jackson * | 10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Will Perdue * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 7 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Malik Rose | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 43 | 5-14 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 23 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 39 | 12-17 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 21 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 38 | 9-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 27 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Toby Bailey * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| George McCloud * | 22 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chris Morris | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter