Model Predictions
| Model | Milwaukee Bucks | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 27.4% | 72.6% | +5.4 | ✓ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +15 (113-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Mason * | 33 | 9-17 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 33 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 32 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Michael Redd * | 29 | 8-15 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 24 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Haislip * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Dan Gadzuric * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Jason Caffey | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Davis * | 38 | 9-18 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Jamal Mashburn * | 34 | 8-19 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 32 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 31 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 | - |
| George Lynch * | 26 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Jerome Moiso * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Robert Pack | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter