Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.2% | 72.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.5% | 78.5% | +7.1 | ✓ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +12 (98-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 44 | 11-22 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 40 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 37 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 35 | 9-16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 29 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 28 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 8 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Vladimir Stepania | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| James Cotton | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 43 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 42 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 39 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -3 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 31 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Brent Price * | 26 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Anthony Miller * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter