Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 21.0% | 79.0% | +7.3 | ✗ (18.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -11 (86-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 9-18 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 9 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 25 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 28 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 20 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Devean George * | 20 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brian Cook | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 41 | 10-19 | 4-7 | 6-7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 18 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 39 | 12-25 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 38 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 35 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Reggie Evans * | 34 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | - |
| Ansu Sesay * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Richie Frahm * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter