Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.5% | 38.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 74.7% | 25.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 55.5% | 44.5% | -1.2 | ✗ (5.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.5% | 41.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +4 (102-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Hawkins * | 39 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 33 | 3-15 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 32 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 30 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 29 | 5-13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 29 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Drew Barry * | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Vladimir Stepania * | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Williams | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Taylor * | 40 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 40 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 15-21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 32 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 33 | 7-19 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 5 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 29 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 25 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 22 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Keon Clark | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter