Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 62.2% | 37.8% | -2.7 | ✗ (21.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +19 (101-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker * | 40 | 9-17 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 37 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 34 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 32 | 7-14 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 28 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Fabricio Oberto * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Robert Horry | 11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brent Barry | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Ime Udoka | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 41 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | - |
| David West * | 38 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 37 | 9-15 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 35 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 24 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 18 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter