Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.2% | 35.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.6% | 46.4% | -0.8 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -2 (86-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Grant * | 42 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 36 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 31 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 31 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 28 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 23 | 6-14 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Walt Williams | 7 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 44 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 39 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 35 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 23 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 21 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 20 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Toby Bailey * | 12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| George McCloud * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter