Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.5% | 38.5% | -2.6 | ✗ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +7 (109-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Ridnour * | 38 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 37 | 6-21 | 3-9 | 3-3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 36 | 12-21 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 17 | - |
| Nick Collison * | 33 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Johan Petro * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Robert Swift * | 22 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Damien Wilkins * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Reggie Evans * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves | 6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Snyder * | 45 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 3-5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | - |
| David West * | 38 | 8-18 | 0-2 | 10-11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 35 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 35 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 27 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 20 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| JR Smith | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jackson Vroman | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Speedy Claxton | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter