April 18, 1999 · 3:00 PM EDT
Biggest lead OKC by 6 · PHX by 8 · 10 lead changes
Q4 10:46+19% OKCEllis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Polynice 1 AST)OKC 78 · PHX 78| 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 | OKC | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/2 0% | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 11/17 65% | 7/15 47% |
| Mid-range | 8/20 40% | 10/29 34% |
| Corner 3 | 0/2 0% | 1/4 25% |
| Above the break 3 | 3/12 25% | 3/12 25% |
GP Gary PaytonG | 48 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 9-21 | 0-4 | 3-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 42.8% |
| DSDetlef SchrempfF | 43 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 67.2% |
| VBVin BakerF-C | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 61.1% |
| DMDon MacLeanF | 36 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 50.8% |
HH Hersey HawkinsG | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 50.0% |
| OPOlden PolyniceC-F | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 50.0% |
| DEDale EllisG | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 62.5% |
| Totals | 240 | 93 | 40 | 20 | 39-79 | 3-14 | 12-20 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 49.4% | 21.4% | 60.0% | 53.0% |
DNP: Aaron Williams, James Cotton, Jelani McCoy, John Crotty, Rashard Lewis
| JKJason KiddG | 48 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4-16 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +6 | 40.2% |
| CRClifford RobinsonF-C | 45 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 58.9% |
| TGTom GugliottaF | 37 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 12-20 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +11 | 60.8% |
| RCRex ChapmanG | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +9 | 52.7% |
DM Danny ManningF-C | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 53.8% |
| JKJoe KleineC | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 64.4% |
GM George McCloudG | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 14.5% |
PG Pat GarrityF | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 150.0% |
| CMChris MorrisF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 99 | 41 | 22 | 38-82 | 4-16 | 19-23 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 46.3% | 25.0% | 82.6% | 53.7% |
DNP: Gerald Brown, Luc Longley, Marko Milic
11:18MISS Payton 4' Jump ShotOKC 09:35MISS Payton LayupOKC 29:34Payton L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 28:34Payton STEAL (1 STL)OKC 48:28MISS Hawkins 24' Jump ShotOKC 47:15MISS Payton 19' Jump ShotOKC 87:13Hawkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 87:09MISS Payton 24' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 85:30Payton 6' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (MacLean 1 AST)OKC 123:31Hawkins 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 172:45Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 192:35Hawkins 23' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (MacLean 2 AST)OKC 211:45MISS Payton LayupOKC 211:13Manning 6' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kidd 4 AST)OKC 220:17Hawkins 9' Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Payton 3 AST)OKC 26The Suns beat the Thunder 99-93 at home.
Tom Gugliotta led the Suns with 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Gary Payton led the Thunder with 21 points and 11 assists.
The Suns led by as many as 8 points. The lead changed hands 10 times and the score was tied 8 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
