Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.2% | 92.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.1% | 88.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.7% | 91.3% | +12.9 | ✓ (9.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.3% | 63.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +3 (106-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 51 | 9-24 | 1-7 | 3-6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 41 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 29 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 27 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 24 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 5-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 24 | 9-17 | 5-8 | 5-6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 19 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Lazaro Borrell * | 17 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell | 3 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 13-28 | 0-3 | 7-9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 22 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 38 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 34 | 7-18 | 0-2 | 14-15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 21 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 27 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 23 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| John Salley * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Devean George | 11 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
* = starter