Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.2% | 43.8% | -1.4 | ✓ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -11 (84-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 40 | 7-23 | 0-9 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 35 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 34 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 25 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 24 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 19 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasual Butler * | 44 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 43 | 9-21 | 0-1 | 11-11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 29 | - |
| David West * | 41 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 37 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - |
| James Posey * | 30 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 19 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Sean Marks * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter