Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.8% | 80.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.7% | 65.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 24.9% | 75.1% | +6.1 | ✗ (14.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -8 (95-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 37 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 8-18 | 0-3 | 9-13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 33 | 8-10 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 29 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 18 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 14 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Grant * | 41 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 39 | 8-25 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 2 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 38 | 13-24 | 0-0 | 0-11 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 28 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 28 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 23 | 5-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 15 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 11 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Devean George | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter