Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.2% | 43.8% | -1.4 | ✓ (11.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -13 (68-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sura * | 38 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | - |
| David Wesley * | 37 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 26 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 24 | 1-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 24 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 21 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Mike James * | 21 | 3-13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Torraye Braggs | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Dickau * | 39 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 33 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| JR Smith * | 32 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 31 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 21 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| David West * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| George Lynch * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Jackson Vroman | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter