Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.7% | 65.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 51.5% | 48.5% | -0.3 | ✓ (11.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.7% | 48.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -12 (84-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyell Marshall * | 36 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 28 | - |
| John Stockton * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | - |
| John Starks * | 30 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 27 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | - |
| John Crotty * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 38 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 37 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 31 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 6-9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 28 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Olumide Oyedeji * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter