Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.7% | 65.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.3% | 74.7% | +5.9 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.3% | 57.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +4 (86-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 41 | 3-17 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 38 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 35 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 34 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 30 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 7-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 22 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Shammond Williams | 10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 35 | 12-19 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 35 | 6-17 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| John Stockton * | 29 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - |
| John Starks * | 27 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 18 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| John Crotty * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter