Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 27.8% | 72.2% | +5.2 | ✗ (9.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -4 (93-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Maloney * | 43 | 7-16 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 37 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 30 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 37 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 22 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 35 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 6 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 30 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 16 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 48 | 11-25 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 40 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 39 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 14-16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 25 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 37 | 7-14 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 30 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| David Wingate * | 15 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter