Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.7% | 34.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 56.3% | 43.7% | -1.4 | ✗ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +4 (99-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 38 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 38 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 36 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 35 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 25 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 24 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| David Andersen * | 16 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Jermaine Taylor * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 43 | 9-21 | 1-2 | 9-10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 37 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | - |
| David West * | 36 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 25 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 24 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | - |
| James Posey * | 23 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Bobby Brown * | 12 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Darren Collison * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Darius Songaila | 16 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Julian Wright | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter