Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.6% | 78.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.8% | 58.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 20.0% | 80.0% | +7.6 | ✗ (13.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -6 (110-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Patterson * | 42 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 39 | 10-25 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 21 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 33 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 24 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 20 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 18 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Ruben Wolkowyski | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 42 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 6-8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 40 | 11-20 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 18 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 39 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 24 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 17 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter