Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.1% | 65.9% | +3.6 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +1 (97-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antawn Jamison * | 45 | 9-17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Gilbert Arenas * | 43 | 15-30 | 1-6 | 12-13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 16 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 32 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 30 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Etan Thomas * | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Donell Taylor | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Mason * | 39 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| David West * | 39 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 37 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 28 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 26 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 25 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jackson Vroman | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter