Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.6% | 70.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.4% | 68.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.1% | 75.9% | +6.3 | ✓ (5.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +1 (98-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Anderson * | 42 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 42 | 6-16 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 35 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 32 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 25 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 25 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dontonio Wingfield * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Brown * | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Aaron McKie | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 44 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 39 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 38 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 7-11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 31 | 2-10 | 2-9 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 31 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| David Wingate * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Larry Stewart * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
* = starter