Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 48.9% | 51.1% | +0.2 | ✓ (39.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +40 (113-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 8-20 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 31 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Larry Stewart * | 24 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| David Wingate * | 20 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Craig Ehlo * | 13 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Eric Snow | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Elie * | 33 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 5-7 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 28 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 32 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 24 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 30 | 8-19 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 29 | 5-13 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 23 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 20 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
* = starter