Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.5% | 38.5% | -2.6 | ✗ (33.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +31 (123-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant * | 29 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 27 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -3 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 24 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 23 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 23 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Nick Collison * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 22 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Damien Wilkins * | 21 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Johan Petro * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Chris Wilcox | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Mickael Gelabale | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Chandler * | 36 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 29 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 29 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 7-7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 29 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | - |
| David West * | 25 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 23 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 20 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 19 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 18 | 7-9 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Rasual Butler | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Vinicius | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter