Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 51.1% | 48.9% | -0.2 | ✓ (5.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -6 (103-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry * | 35 | 10-16 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 34 | 9-18 | 5-9 | 7-9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 16 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 31 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 29 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 36 | 10-14 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 16 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 35 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| JR Smith * | 29 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 28 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| David West * | 26 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 23 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Jackson Vroman * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter