Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.7% | 38.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 51.1% | 48.9% | -0.2 | ✗ (16.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +16 (115-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 35 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 34 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 32 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 32 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 28 | 9-16 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J.J. Barea * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Carroll | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 39 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 37 | 12-22 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 35 | 8-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Darren Collison * | 34 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 22 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 20 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - |
| James Posey * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Julian Wright | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter