Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.3% | 26.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 63.4% | 36.6% | -3.0 | ✓ (6.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.8% | 44.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -9 (93-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant * | 43 | 10-22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Russell Westbrook * | 42 | 13-27 | 1-4 | 9-10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 16 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 33 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| James Harden * | 29 | 3-11 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha * | 26 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Nick Collison * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Serge Ibaka * | 19 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Royal Ivey * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bynum * | 40 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 7-25 | 1-3 | 8-10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 34 | 3-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 29 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Josh McRoberts * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Troy Murphy | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter