Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.7% | 65.3% | +3.5 | ✗ (4.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -1 (85-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter * | 45 | 8-25 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 45 | 6-17 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 40 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 35 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 33 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Zoran Planinic * | 18 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 17 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 16 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Rodney Buford * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Travis Best * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Brown * | 45 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| JR Smith * | 39 | 10-24 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 33 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 30 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 24 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 23 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jackson Vroman * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| George Lynch * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Maciej Lampe | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter