Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 82.7% | 17.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 59.1% | 40.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.7% | 38.3% | -2.6 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -5 (92-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant * | 44 | 8-20 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 16 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 38 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Russell Westbrook * | 37 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 18 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha * | 35 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Serge Ibaka * | 31 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Nick Collison * | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| James Harden * | 17 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Eric Maynor * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| DJ White * | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 40 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | - |
| David West * | 40 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 24 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 37 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 36 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Willie Green * | 12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jason Smith * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| David Andersen | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter