Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.8% | 43.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 74.7% | 25.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 66.4% | 33.6% | -3.8 | ✓ (30.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.6% | 42.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -34 (80-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 31 | 9-13 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 29 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 28 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 28 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 21 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 18 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| David Wingate * | 12 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Aaron Williams | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Stephen Howard | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 31 | 1-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 29 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 26 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 24 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brent Price * | 16 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Joe Stephens | 7 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Emanual Davis | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Charles Jones | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter