Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.8% | 80.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.9% | 77.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 16.5% | 83.5% | +8.9 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.6% | 61.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +12 (105-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 40 | 4-18 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 39 | 5-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 30 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 24 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 23 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 18 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Vladimir Stepania * | 14 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chuck Person | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 40 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 38 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 6-7 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 32 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 37 | 8-12 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 36 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 34 | 3-16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 17 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Toby Bailey | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Todd Day | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter