Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.2% | 82.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.6% | 69.4% | +4.5 | ✗ (10.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -6 (106-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 41 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 17-22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 27 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 37 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20 | - |
| John Stockton * | 33 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | - |
| John Starks * | 31 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 19 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 36 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 33 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 28 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 23 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 21 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Courtney Alexander | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter