Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.7% | 22.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.8% | 32.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 76.6% | 23.4% | -6.5 | ✗ (29.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 20.2% | 79.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 24.7% | 75.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 24.8% | 75.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 28.1% | 71.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets +23 (121-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander * | 33 | 10-23 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | - | - | |
| Josh Giddey * | 32 | 10-17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Luguentz Dort * | 28 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Aaron Wiggins * | 26 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl * | 23 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 19 | 1-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Darius Bazley | 19 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Kenrich Williams | 16 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Tre Mann | 15 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Mike Muscala | 12 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Mamadi Diakite | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges * | 32 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | - | - | |
| Terry Rozier * | 31 | 8-17 | 3-11 | 5-6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Gordon Hayward * | 29 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| LaMelo Ball * | 26 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Mason Plumlee * | 16 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Cody Martin | 28 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| P.J. Washington | 26 | 6-10 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | - | - | |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 21 | 3-14 | 0-6 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| James Bouknight | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jalen McDaniels | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Nick Richards | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| JT Thor | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kai Jones | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Vernon Carey Jr. | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
* = starter