Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.0% | 45.0% | -1.1 | ✗ (16.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +15 (107-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade * | 36 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 31 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| James Posey * | 30 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 29 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Jason Williams * | 28 | 5-11 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 27 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 21 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 15 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Wayne Simien | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Michael Doleac | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 37 | 9-14 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 36 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 33 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 31 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 27 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 18 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Jackson Vroman | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brandon Bass | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JR Smith | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Arvydas Macijauskas | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter