Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.5% | 62.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.6% | 71.4% | +5.0 | ✗ (20.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -15 (92-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 12-32 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 38 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 37 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 34 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 26 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 13 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 38 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 33 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 29 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 29 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 19 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Miller | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter