Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.4% | 62.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.5% | 69.5% | +4.5 | ✗ (7.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -3 (116-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Williams * | 44 | 8-13 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 44 | 12-17 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 23 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 13-21 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 21 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 35 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 29 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 27 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 10-11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Anthony Miller | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 47 | 12-30 | 2-8 | 3-5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 18 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 34 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 33 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 30 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 28 | 9-18 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 28 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 26 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
* = starter