Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.2% | 79.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.8% | 68.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 16.8% | 83.2% | +8.8 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.0% | 61.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +6 (94-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Best * | 44 | 12-20 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 27 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 39 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Zan Tabak * | 30 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Derrick McKey * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 28 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 22 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 19 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jonathan Bender | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyus Edney | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 37 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 34 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 33 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 30 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 29 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 22 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Hubert Davis | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter