Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 23.9% | 76.1% | +6.4 | ✓ (4.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +11 (97-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Davis * | 41 | 12-28 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 11 | - |
| David Wesley * | 39 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 30 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 29 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 27 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | - |
| George Lynch * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 15 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| David West * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Stacey Augmon | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 45 | 10-17 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 37 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 37 | 7-12 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 29 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter