Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 62.2% | 37.8% | -2.7 | ✓ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -12 (85-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker * | 39 | 11-20 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 35 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 32 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 32 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Fabricio Oberto * | 27 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 16 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Darius Washington * | 13 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Matt Bonner * | 13 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Ime Udoka * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ian Mahinmi | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Chandler * | 34 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 34 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | - |
| David West * | 31 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 24 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 21 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 14 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 13 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter