Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.2% | 43.8% | -1.4 | ✗ (10.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +9 (88-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Scola * | 34 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 33 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 7-9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 31 | 1-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 29 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 20 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Luther Head * | 12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 43 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 41 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 37 | 8-18 | 2-3 | 8-8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 30 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | - |
| James Posey * | 29 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 18 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sean Marks * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter