Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 51.1% | 48.9% | -0.2 | ✗ (24.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +24 (127-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 35 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 12-15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 23 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 30 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 30 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Brandon Bass * | 29 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 28 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 24 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Devean George | 11 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Eddie Jones | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Antoine Wright | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Juwan Howard | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 40 | 11-17 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 38 | 10-16 | 0-2 | 12-14 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 38 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 36 | 8-13 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 22 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 21 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter