Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 62.2% | 37.8% | -2.7 | ✗ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +4 (90-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker * | 38 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 36 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 33 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 27 | 4-11 | 4-9 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Ime Udoka * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Roger Mason Jr. * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 19 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Matt Bonner * | 18 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| George Hill | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 42 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 11-11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 42 | 8-18 | 1-2 | 9-9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 39 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 6-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 20 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sean Marks | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Melvin Ely | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter