Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 62.2% | 37.8% | -2.7 | ✓ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -16 (68-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bowen * | 31 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 31 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 30 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Fabricio Oberto * | 27 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 23 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 19 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Beno Udrih | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Sean Marks | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Melvin Sanders | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 34 | 5-18 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| David West * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 33 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 27 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 27 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 23 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - |
| JR Smith | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Brandon Bass | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Arvydas Macijauskas | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jackson Vroman | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter