Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 24.7% | 75.3% | +6.1 | ✗ (20.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.5% | 36.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 80.3% | 19.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 76.9% | 23.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 77.0% | 23.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 65.9% | 34.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -14 (95-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson * | 34 | 12-24 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Lonzo Ball * | 31 | 3-12 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Brandon Ingram * | 30 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Eric Bledsoe * | 29 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Willy Hernangomez * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 23 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| James Johnson | 20 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 18 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luguentz Dort * | 33 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Moses Brown * | 32 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Darius Bazley * | 31 | 6-15 | 0-6 | 3-5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Theo Maledon * | 31 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | - | - | |
| Aleksej Pokusevski * | 27 | 3-16 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 18 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 18 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Roby | 15 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Gabriel Deck | 14 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Charlie Brown Jr. | 9 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Josh Hall | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter