Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 82.8% | 17.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.5% | 46.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 57.7% | 42.3% | -1.7 | ✓ (3.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -5 (104-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George * | 36 | 9-24 | 3-11 | 6-6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Steven Adams * | 36 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Russell Westbrook * | 36 | 9-17 | 0-1 | 8-11 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 32 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 28 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 28 | 6-16 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Alex Abrines | 23 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Raymond Felton | 19 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jerami Grant | 17 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Patrick Patterson | 14 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis * | 39 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Jrue Holiday * | 34 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 33 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | - |
| E'Twaun Moore * | 31 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Darius Miller | 27 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Ian Clark | 21 | 6-7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Nikola Mirotic | 19 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Solomon Hill | 13 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Cheick Diallo | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter