Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 60.3% | 39.7% | -2.3 | ✗ (16.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.6% | 45.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +14 (96-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Daniels * | 39 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 38 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 36 | 10-19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 25 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 21 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Reggie Evans * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ansu Sesay * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jerome James | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 35 | 11-16 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 29 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 29 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Devean George * | 24 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 24 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 18 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter