Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.2% | 56.8% | +1.5 | ✓ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets +8 (99-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 40 | 2-12 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 35 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | - |
| David West * | 34 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 33 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 27 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 26 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 14 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Jackson Vroman | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| JR Smith | 2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jefferson * | 42 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 13-14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 28 | - |
| Vince Carter * | 39 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 38 | 5-15 | 2-9 | 2-3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 29 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 26 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 25 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Antoine Wright * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Lamond Murray | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter