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 (106-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Maloney * | 48 | 9-19 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 10 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 47 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 46 | 5-19 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 41 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 23 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 39 | 9-19 | 1-4 | 7-10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 23 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 48 | 9-22 | 1-5 | 8-8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 45 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 42 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 38 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 7-7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 32 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 27 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| David Wingate * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter