Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.2% | 77.8% | +6.9 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +6 (99-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 48 | 9-21 | 0-4 | 3-8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 42 | 9-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 39 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Don MacLean * | 36 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 35 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 19 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 18 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 48 | 4-16 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 45 | 8-16 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 37 | 12-20 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 17 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 35 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 29 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| George McCloud * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter