Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.7% | 66.3% | +3.7 | ✗ (8.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -5 (83-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 42 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 39 | 7-19 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 36 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 26 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jameer Nelson * | 25 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Terence Morris * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Bo Outlaw | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Brown * | 39 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| David West * | 38 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 35 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 28 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 26 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| JR Smith * | 20 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Jackson Vroman | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter