Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.5% | 38.5% | -2.6 | ✗ (20.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +18 (108-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Wilkins * | 34 | 8-17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 2 | - |
| Russell Westbrook * | 32 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 31 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Nick Collison * | 28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Kyle Weaver * | 26 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 24 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 39 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 36 | 10-16 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 26 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 35 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 33 | 8-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| James Posey * | 23 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Sean Marks * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter