Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.2% | 43.8% | -1.4 | ✗ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +2 (92-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 45 | 11-25 | 4-6 | 12-15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 26 | - |
| Luther Head * | 41 | 1-10 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| David Wesley * | 39 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 34 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 34 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Lonny Baxter * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 39 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | - |
| David West * | 38 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 37 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 34 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 28 | 4-11 | 1-1 | 5-9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| JR Smith * | 22 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 18 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jackson Vroman | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter