Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.0% | 45.0% | -1.1 | ✓ (22.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -24 (70-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 39 | 7-11 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 24 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 38 | 3-10 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 37 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 35 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Dwyane Wade * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 25 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Wang Zhi-zhi * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| John Wallace | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Armstrong * | 42 | 2-12 | 2-9 | 3-3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jamal Mashburn * | 39 | 6-20 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 25 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 25 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 24 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 19 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| George Lynch * | 19 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| David West * | 17 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Tierre Brown | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter