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 | ✗ (4.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.5% | 41.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +3 (113-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detlef Schrempf * | 40 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 40 | 13-26 | 0-2 | 7-11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 22 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 33 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 8-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 33 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 27 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Vladimir Stepania * | 16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 15 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| John Crotty * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 40 | 10-18 | 4-9 | 8-8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 21 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 37 | 11-23 | 6-10 | 3-3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 14 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 32 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 31 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Eric Washington * | 20 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Johnny Taylor * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Carl Herrera | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter