Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.4% | 35.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.6% | 31.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 67.1% | 32.9% | -3.9 | ✗ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.5% | 41.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +5 (90-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 41 | 3-13 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 12-19 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 21 | - |
| John Stockton * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 30 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 30 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Thurl Bailey * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Hawkins * | 42 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 10-20 | 2-6 | 8-10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 20 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 38 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 9-9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Don MacLean * | 33 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 32 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 26 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| John Crotty * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Vladimir Stepania * | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter