If Spurs want to survive they need to play Patty Mills more and Parker less. After adjusting for OKC players on court here is how Spurs have played (in ppg) for games 2-5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Duncan | Green | Leonard | Parker | Aldridge | Mills | Ginobili | Diaw | West | Anderson | |
| Mills and other in | 46 12m | 36 24m | 28 39m | dnp | 25 39m | 14 66m | 11 52m | -1 38m | 1 40m | -18 20m |
| Mills out and other in | 10 70m | 2 103m | 12 116m | 8 126m | 5 122m | dnp | 16 31m | -2 20m | 12 36m | -180 2m |
| Mills in and other out | 7 54m | 1 42m | -5 28m | 14 66m | -1 27m | dnp | 24 14m | 35 28m | 35 26m | 28 46m |
| Mills out and other out | 4 56m | 31 23m | -49 10m | -742 0m | 87 3m | 7 126m | 4 95m | 9 105m | 5 90m | 11 123m |
So for example Mills in with Green SAN plays 36 ppg better than average and with Mills out only 2 ppg better than average. Parker and Leonard in 12 ppg better than average. Leonard in and Parker out 28 ppg better than average. Mills and Anderson in bty, has played poorly.
| Duncan | Green | Leonard | Parker | Aldridge | Mills | Ginobili | Diaw | West | Anderson | |
| Parker and other in | 10 70m | 3 103m | 12 116m | 8 126m | 6 122m | dnp | 19 31m | 3 20m | 12 36m | -149 2m |
| Parker out and other in | 46 12m | 32 24m | 28 39m | dnp | 22 39m | 14 66m | 9 52m | -4 38m | 1 40m | -23 20m |
| Parker in and other out | 6 56m | 31 23m | -40 10m | dnp | 87 3m | 8 126m | 4 95m | 9 105m | 6 90m | 11 123m |
| Parker out and other out | 5 55m | 1 42m | -8 28m | 13 66m | -1 27m | -742 0m | 24 14m | 35 28m | 31 26m | 28 46m |