Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 69.4% | 30.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 48.9% | 51.1% | +0.2 | ✓ (8.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +9 (101-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 48 | 11-26 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 40 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 37 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 35 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 19 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Pervis Ellison * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jelani McCoy | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Curry * | 37 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 35 | 13-23 | 4-7 | 8-9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 23 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 34 | 6-16 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 33 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 19 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 12 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter