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 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +5 (96-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 45 | 9-22 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 21 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 41 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 41 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 36 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 5-8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 27 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| David Wingate * | 18 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Greg Graham | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eric Snow | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 43 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 42 | 9-19 | 2-8 | 4-7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 37 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 36 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Johnson | 7 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
* = starter