Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.4% | 71.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.4% | 68.6% | +4.3 | ✓ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +12 (112-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 41 | 12-18 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 31 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 41 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 37 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 34 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 15 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 42 | 12-21 | 3-6 | 5-7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 25 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 42 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 36 | 15-20 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 39 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 31 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 22 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 21 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kobe Bryant | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jon Barry | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter