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 | ✓ (34.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +44 (122-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 33 | 0-7 | 0-6 | 2-4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 33 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 31 | 1-12 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 30 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 25 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Mike Brown * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Loren Meyer * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Bryant | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Steve Nash | 9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 36 | 10-24 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 33 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 31 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 6-9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 32 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 29 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 19 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| David Wingate * | 17 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Greg Graham * | 16 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Larry Stewart | 7 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Eric Snow | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine | 5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
* = starter