Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.6% | 72.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.0% | 84.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.7% | 85.3% | +9.7 | ✓ (14.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +24 (118-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 31 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 28 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 25 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 24 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Brent Price * | 21 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 16 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 7-8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -4 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 13 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 11-18 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 27 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 32 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 30 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 10-10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 24 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 24 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 22 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 20 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| David Wingate | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Eric Snow | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter