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 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +3 (91-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 45 | 10-21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 27 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 26 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 24 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 16 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 43 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 40 | 7-17 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 39 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 35 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 33 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Walt Williams | 11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
* = starter