Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.7% | 78.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.5% | 79.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 12.3% | 87.7% | +10.8 | ✓ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.5% | 64.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +17 (98-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 35 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Don MacLean * | 33 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 8-13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 32 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 26 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 25 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| John Crotty * | 22 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Aaron Williams | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| James Cotton | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Rashard Lewis | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 31 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 28 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 27 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 24 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| John Stockton * | 19 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Thurl Bailey * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Greg Foster | 17 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Adam Keefe | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Todd Fuller | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
* = starter