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 | ✓ (14.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +24 (116-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 43 | 10-19 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 43 | 8-27 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 43 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 37 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 17 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Steve Nash | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mike Brown | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 46 | 7-26 | 1-9 | 4-4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 41 | 9-14 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 27 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 39 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 38 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 9-11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 26 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| David Wingate * | 21 | 6-7 | 3-3 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Greg Graham | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Eric Snow | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Larry Stewart | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter