Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 36.2% | 63.8% | +3.1 | ✗ (12.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -9 (112-121). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 48 | 17-31 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 34 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 37 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 30 | 3-13 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Lazaro Borrell * | 28 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 25 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 23 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 19 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell * | 14 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 46 | 14-24 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 20 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 44 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 7-10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 40 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 27 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 23 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Anthony Miller * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter