Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 48.9% | 51.1% | +0.2 | ✗ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -6 (94-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Hawkins * | 44 | 8-15 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 44 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 37 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 35 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 32 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| David Wingate * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Larry Stewart | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 42 | 12-18 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 32 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 42 | 9-16 | 3-7 | 5-8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 38 | 6-18 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 37 | 0-8 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 1-7 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -6 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 21 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 16 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 9-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | - |
* = starter