Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.0% | 45.0% | -1.1 | ✗ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +6 (77-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler * | 45 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 26 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 40 | 5-18 | 1-3 | 7-10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 39 | 2-13 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 39 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Dwyane Wade * | 31 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -8 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 29 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Malik Allen | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Brown * | 39 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| David Wesley * | 37 | 6-13 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Baron Davis * | 37 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 34 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | - |
| George Lynch * | 29 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 25 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 24 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| David West * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
* = starter