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 | ✗ (4.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +2 (91-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Green * | 42 | 8-13 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Durant * | 38 | 7-18 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Russell Westbrook * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Serge Ibaka * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Nick Collison * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| James Harden * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Eric Maynor * | 13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 39 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 35 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 34 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 8-10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | - |
| David West * | 33 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 27 | 3-12 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Jason Smith * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Willie Green * | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter | 11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter