Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 21.0% | 79.0% | +7.3 | ✓ (5.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +2 (111-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 41 | 9-20 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 11-25 | 3-4 | 7-8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 20 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 30 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Devean George * | 30 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 29 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 20 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 19 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brian Cook | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Lewis * | 39 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 39 | 13-22 | 5-11 | 4-4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 22 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 36 | 4-12 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 32 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 22 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 21 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Reggie Evans * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Jerome James * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Richie Frahm | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter