Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.8% | 37.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 56.7% | 43.3% | -1.5 | ✗ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +5 (105-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Daniels * | 43 | 8-16 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Omri Casspi * | 28 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jordan Hamilton * | 27 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Terrence Jones * | 26 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Isaiah Canaan * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Patrick Beverley * | 22 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Josh Powell * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Donatas Motiejunas * | 16 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Robert Covington | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers * | 43 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Tyreke Evans * | 35 | 11-20 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Darius Miller * | 34 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Anthony Morrow * | 27 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Alexis Ajinca * | 23 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Jeff Withey * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Al-Farouq Aminu * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Luke Babbitt * | 17 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Brian Roberts * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Melvin Ely | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter