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 | ✓ (0.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +7 (120-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detlef Schrempf * | 44 | 12-17 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 44 | 10-24 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 37 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 34 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 24 | 9-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Don MacLean * | 23 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| John Crotty * | 21 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Aaron Williams | 1 | 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 * | 41 | 8-18 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 39 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 37 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 37 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 25 | 7-12 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter