Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.2% | 72.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.1% | 75.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 14.8% | 85.2% | +9.6 | ✗ (14.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -5 (101-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 42 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 41 | 12-22 | 9-17 | 9-12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 24 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 41 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 3-6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 30 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 19 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Mike Brown | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 44 | 10-23 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 43 | 8-21 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 41 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 34 | 4-14 | 2-2 | 7-8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 24 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| David Wingate * | 7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
* = starter