Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.9% | 62.1% | +2.7 | ✗ (10.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets -8 (94-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Baker * | 42 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 41 | 6-18 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 32 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 31 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 15 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Pervis Ellison | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Mashburn * | 39 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 12 | - |
| Derrick Coleman * | 35 | 7-17 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 34 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| David Wesley * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 29 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Baron Davis * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Robinson * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Otis Thorpe | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Eldridge Recasner | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tim James | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter