Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 76.6% | 23.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.0% | 35.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 72.3% | 27.7% | -5.3 | ✗ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 36.6% | 63.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 36.5% | 63.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.6% | 63.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +8 (122-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard * | 41 | 15-28 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 39 | 9-18 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | - | - | |
| Norman Powell * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Ivica Zubac * | 29 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Nicolas Batum * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Terance Mann | 24 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Mason Plumlee | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Bones Hyland | 15 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Robert Covington | 15 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III * | 38 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 9-11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | - | - | |
| Brandon Ingram * | 38 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 38 | 8-18 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones * | 29 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 7-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 28 | 10-18 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 19 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Josh Richardson | 19 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dyson Daniels | 14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter