Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.2% | 43.8% | -1.4 | ✗ (22.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +21 (90-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 42 | 6-21 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 39 | 5-11 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 35 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 34 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 32 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 23 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Mike Harris * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Steve Novak | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Luther Head | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Aaron Brooks | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 40 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 38 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 34 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 34 | 9-13 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 26 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 6-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 15 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mike James | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter