Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.8% | 61.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.3% | 55.7% | +1.3 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.1% | 50.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (99-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Eisley * | 45 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 44 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 38 | 9-16 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 34 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Mark Bryant | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 15-28 | 1-3 | 7-9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 24 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 37 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 31 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 31 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 26 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 21 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Mike Penberthy | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Devean George | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter