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 | ✓ (14.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +20 (105-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 35 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 30 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 28 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Brent Price * | 26 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 20 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 18 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 11 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Tracy Moore | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Joe Stephens | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 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 * | 36 | 11-20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 32 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 32 | 3-9 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 26 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 22 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 21 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| David Wingate * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Eric Snow | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Craig Ehlo | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Larry Stewart | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter