Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.4% | 45.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.1% | 75.9% | +6.3 | ✗ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -3 (96-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 25 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 37 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17 | - |
| John Stockton * | 36 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 28 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 23 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 19 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Adam Keefe | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 39 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 38 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 10-10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 33 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 32 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 24 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 24 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 17 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Rex Chapman | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter