Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 62.2% | 37.8% | -2.7 | ✗ (20.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +18 (102-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker * | 37 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 27 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 27 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Ime Udoka * | 24 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 17 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 16 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Fabricio Oberto * | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire | 3 | 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 * | 40 | 11-20 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 24 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 40 | 8-13 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | - |
| David West * | 39 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 27 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 23 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 12 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Mike James | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter