Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.1% | 66.9% | +3.9 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +12 (115-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thornton * | 38 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | - |
| DeMarcus Cousins * | 34 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Samuel Dalembert * | 34 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 32 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Jason Thompson * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Luther Head * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Pooh Jeter * | 23 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jermaine Taylor * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Omri Casspi * | 11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Donte Greene | 0 | 0-0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 42 | 13-21 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 37 | - |
| David West * | 36 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 32 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 23 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Willie Green * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 15 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jason Smith | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
* = starter