Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.2% | 43.8% | -1.4 | ✓ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -9 (74-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 42 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 33 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 31 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 31 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 28 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Davis * | 44 | 6-21 | 1-10 | 3-3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | - |
| David Wesley * | 38 | 3-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 35 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 34 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 27 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 21 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| David West * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| George Lynch * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter