Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.8% | 36.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.2% | 60.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 32.9% | 67.1% | +3.9 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +3 (92-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Howard * | 48 | 13-19 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 30 | - |
| Jason Richardson * | 43 | 8-16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Jameer Nelson * | 38 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 34 | 2-10 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| JJ Redick * | 34 | 2-11 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -5 | - |
| Brandon Bass * | 31 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Anderson * | 20 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Gilbert Arenas * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 45 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 45 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 40 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | - |
| David West * | 36 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 31 | 7-18 | 2-8 | 6-6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Willie Green * | 17 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 14 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jason Smith * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter