Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.2% | 43.8% | -1.4 | ✓ (3.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -5 (77-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 46 | 13-27 | 3-10 | 4-6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 21 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 27 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 27 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - |
| David Wesley * | 27 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 23 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 21 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 20 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Brown * | 44 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 42 | 9-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 39 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 30 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 28 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - |
| JR Smith * | 24 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter