Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.2% | 43.8% | -1.4 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -1 (92-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Bogans * | 46 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 36 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 34 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Luther Head * | 30 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Richie Frahm * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Chuck Hayes | 0 | 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 * | 34 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 32 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| David West * | 30 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 30 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 26 | 3-16 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 23 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Linton Johnson * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Marc Jackson * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| JR Smith * | 11 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
* = starter