Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.8% | 39.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.2% | 42.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 40.9% | 59.1% | +2.0 | ✗ (3.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -1 (96-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 39 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 36 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 36 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 29 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 26 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 14 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 48 | 11-22 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 38 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 37 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 36 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 26 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell * | 23 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Rashard Lewis | 26 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
* = starter