Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.3% | 89.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.7% | 77.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 13.2% | 86.8% | +10.4 | ✗ (13.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.2% | 41.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 71.2% | 28.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 70.0% | 30.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 70.1% | 29.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 59.5% | 40.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -3 (110-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram * | 37 | 11-21 | 1-2 | 11-15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | - | - | |
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 34 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart * | 34 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Devonte' Graham * | 33 | 5-14 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones * | 32 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 21 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Garrett Temple | 16 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Willy Hernangomez | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Tomas Satoransky | 11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Trey Murphy III | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey * | 36 | 8-18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander * | 36 | 10-25 | 4-8 | 9-9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | - | - | |
| Darius Bazley * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Aaron Wiggins * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Derrick Favors * | 19 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 26 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kenrich Williams | 26 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Tre Mann | 23 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Mike Muscala | 14 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 11 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Theo Maledon | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter