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 | ✓ (5.4 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 +5 (117-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart * | 38 | 10-17 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 29 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones * | 36 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Devonte' Graham * | 31 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Willy Hernangomez * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Brandon Ingram * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Garrett Temple | 35 | 9-17 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 18 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Tomas Satoransky | 16 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Trey Murphy III | 15 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Gary Clark | 12 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jared Harper | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander * | 34 | 11-20 | 1-5 | 8-13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 31 | - | - | |
| Aaron Wiggins * | 32 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Luguentz Dort * | 31 | 5-14 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Josh Giddey * | 27 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl * | 25 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Kenrich Williams | 21 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Theo Maledon | 20 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 15 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Derrick Favors | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Mike Muscala | 9 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Aleksej Pokusevski | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter