Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 15.1% | 84.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.1% | 79.9% | +7.6 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +7 (111-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 37 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 30 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Predrag Drobnjak * | 28 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 22 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Jerome James * | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Ansu Sesay | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Olumide Oyedeji | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 33 | 16-21 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 32 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 32 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 31 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Devean George * | 23 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 22 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 19 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter