Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.5% | 35.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 59.1% | 40.9% | -2.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -4 (95-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 42 | 12-23 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 7 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 38 | 10-19 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 27 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 38 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 35 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Christian Laettner | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 44 | 8-25 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 38 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 36 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 34 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 31 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 20 | 1-9 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Ruben Wolkowyski * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pervis Ellison | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter