April 14, 1999 · 10:00 PM EDT
Biggest lead PHX by 15 · OKC by 3 · 16 lead changes
Q4 9:29+22% OKCEllis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Crotty 5 AST)PHX 72 · OKC 73
Q4 8:18+15% PHXManning Layup (14 PTS) (Kidd 9 AST)PHX 76 · OKC 73
Q4 7:54+18% PHXMcCloud 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kidd 10 AST)PHX 79 · OKC 73| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1SA Spurs | 37 | 13 | .740 | — |
2UT Jazz | 37 | 13 | .740 | — |
3PO Trail Blazers | 35 | 15 | .700 | 2.0 |
4HO Rockets | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 |
5LA Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 |
6PH Suns | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10.0 |
7SA Kings | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10.0 |
8MI Timberwolves | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12.0 |
9OK Thunder | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12.0 |
10GS Warriors | 21 | 29 | .420 | 16.0 |
11DA Mavericks | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18.0 |
12DE Nuggets | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23.0 |
13LA Clippers | 9 | 41 | .180 | 28.0 |
14ME Grizzlies | 8 | 42 | .160 | 29.0 |
| Zone | PHX | OKC |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 5/8 63% | 2/7 29% |
| Paint | 2/8 25% | 2/3 67% |
| Mid-range | 15/30 50% | 9/17 53% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 0/0 — |
| Above the break 3 | 7/12 58% | 7/16 44% |
| JKJason KiddG | 44 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 11-19 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +9 | 72.3% |
| TGTom GugliottaF | 37 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +11 | 61.2% |
| DMDanny ManningF-C | 33 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 76.4% |
| CRClifford RobinsonF-C | 33 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +12 | 69.9% |
| RCRex ChapmanG | 31 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 36.4% |
| JKJoe KleineC | 28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 50.0% |
| GMGeorge McCloudG | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 75.0% |
PG Pat GarrityF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.0% |
| CMChris MorrisF | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 100.0% |
| GBGerald BrownG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 101 | 32 | 29 | 43-75 | 7-13 | 8-9 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 16 | ||
| Shooting | 57.3% | 53.8% | 88.9% | 64.0% |
DNP: Luc Longley, Marko Milic
| VBVin BakerF-C | 44 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 64.4% |
GP Gary PaytonG | 43 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 12-20 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -7 | 71.2% |
| DSDetlef SchrempfF | 39 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 82.7% |
HH Hersey HawkinsG | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -5 | 72.1% |
| DEDale EllisG | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 50.0% |
| OPOlden PolyniceC-F | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -15 | 0.0% |
| JCJohn CrottyG | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 50.0% |
| JMJelani McCoyC | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 100.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 94 | 19 | 24 | 38-64 | 7-16 | 11-13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Shooting | 59.4% | 43.8% | 84.6% | 67.4% |
DNP: Aaron Williams, Don MacLean, Rashard Lewis, Vladimir Stepania
10:58Payton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)PHX 29:55Payton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Baker 1 AST)PHX 68:09Hawkins Driving Layup (2 PTS)PHX 107:42Payton STEAL (1 STL)PHX 107:37Payton Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Polynice 1 AST)PHX 105:42MISS Payton 25' 3PT Jump ShotPHX 155:11Payton Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)PHX 171:15MISS Payton 3' Jump ShotPHX 271:13Manning REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 270:54Payton 21' Jump Shot (7 PTS)PHX 290:06Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 31The Suns beat the Thunder 101-94 on the road.
Jason Kidd led the Suns with 30 points and 10 assists, while Gary Payton led the Thunder with 31 points and 5 assists.
The Suns led by as many as 15 points. The lead changed hands 16 times and the score was tied 3 times. Their best stretch was a 13-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
