Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.8% | 66.2% | +3.7 | ✗ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -2 (96-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 41 | 8-20 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 14 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 34 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 34 | 5-10 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 32 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 23 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 22 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Luther Head * | 10 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant * | 39 | 11-22 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 10 | - |
| Russell Westbrook * | 37 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Nick Collison * | 36 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 29 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 23 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 23 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Kyle Weaver * | 21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Robert Swift * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
* = starter