Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.2% | 43.8% | -1.4 | ✗ (13.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +12 (106-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Yao * | 37 | 7-22 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 35 | 4-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 35 | 12-20 | 1-4 | 6-9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 20 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 34 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Luther Head * | 27 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 38 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 37 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 37 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 35 | 10-15 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 32 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 23 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 14 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Marc Jackson * | 13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter