Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.7% | 34.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 56.3% | 43.7% | -1.4 | ✗ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +8 (102-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks * | 36 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 29 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 28 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 27 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 24 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 23 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 23 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| David Andersen * | 13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Garrett Temple * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 43 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Darren Collison * | 41 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 39 | 5-16 | 1-7 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 32 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | - |
| James Posey * | 24 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 22 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Julian Wright | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter