Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Memphis Grizzlies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 49.6% | 50.4% | +0.1 | ✗ (1.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Memphis Grizzlies -1 (97-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 39 | 8-17 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 31 | 4-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Johan Petro * | 31 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 30 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 28 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Chris Wilcox * | 17 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Robert Swift * | 15 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Damien Wilkins * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 45 | 17-28 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 27 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 35 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 35 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 33 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 24 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Brian Cardinal * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dahntay Jones * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Hakim Warrick | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter