Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.6% | 77.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.9% | 74.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.9% | 79.1% | +7.3 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +6 (101-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 40 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 40 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 32 | 11-23 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 30 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 28 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 28 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Vincent Askew * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Kelvin Cato | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 38 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 34 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 25 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 23 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 22 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Greg Anthony | 10 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
* = starter