Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 27.8% | 72.2% | +5.2 | ✗ (14.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -9 (100-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 41 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 41 | 8-17 | 1-5 | 9-17 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 28 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 36 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 31 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 30 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 22 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 18 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Tracy Moore * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp * | 42 | 11-18 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 24 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 6-16 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 34 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 33 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 26 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 19 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Craig Ehlo * | 16 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Steve Scheffler | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter