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 | ✓ (2.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +3 (99-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 42 | 3-14 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 41 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 41 | 12-21 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 22 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 39 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 23 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 43 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 26 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 39 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 39 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 10-14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 38 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 32 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 22 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| David Wingate * | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Larry Stewart | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter