Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.0% | 40.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.7% | 31.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.1% | 47.9% | -0.5 | ✗ (9.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.7% | 46.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +9 (91-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 41 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 24 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 36 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 34 | 4-13 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| John Stockton * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 22 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 18 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Thurl Bailey * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Todd Fuller | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 42 | 9-14 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 27 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 39 | 5-17 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 34 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 31 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 29 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 28 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | - |
| George McCloud * | 19 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter