Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.6% | 59.4% | +2.1 | ✗ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -5 (100-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 36 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 34 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 9-9 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 30 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 29 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jason Richardson * | 28 | 6-12 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 21 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Lou Amundson * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Goran Dragic * | 13 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Robin Lopez | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 43 | 13-29 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 39 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 38 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | - |
| David West * | 37 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 21 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Sean Marks * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter