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 -5 (83-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 44 | 9-17 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 44 | 9-16 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 12 | - |
| George McCloud * | 39 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 21 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 36 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 32 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 25 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Toby Bailey * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Piatkowski * | 39 | 10-15 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 35 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Sherman Douglas * | 35 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 30 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby * | 28 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 27 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brian Skinner * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Troy Hudson | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
* = starter