Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.9% | 36.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 68.0% | 32.0% | -4.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.8% | 44.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -7 (115-122). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 53 | 9-20 | 5-11 | 5-6 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 29 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 45 | 7-17 | 3-5 | 9-11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 45 | 6-15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 42 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 13-16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 36 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 32 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 22 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| David Wingate * | 16 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Greg Graham * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 49 | 7-19 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 48 | 9-17 | 2-2 | 3-7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 27 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 44 | 9-22 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 6 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 33 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 30 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 28 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Steve Nash | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Mike Brown | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter