Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✓ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +9 (99-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Salmons * | 42 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 34 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Spencer Hawes * | 32 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 30 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 28 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Jason Thompson * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Donte Greene * | 18 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Brown * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mikki Moore | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Quincy Douby | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 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 * | 36 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 35 | 10-15 | 2-2 | 12-15 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 39 | - |
| David West * | 35 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| James Posey * | 27 | 7-8 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 25 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 22 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 18 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 14 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Sean Marks * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter