Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.6% | 39.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 49.0% | 51.0% | +0.2 | ✓ (6.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +7 (109-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 48 | 10-20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 48 | 9-18 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 41 | 11-18 | 2-5 | 11-13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 28 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 39 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 28 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Christian Laettner | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mark Bryant | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 48 | 11-16 | 3-5 | 11-14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 33 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 41 | 8-13 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 23 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 40 | 4-13 | 0-6 | 6-7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 31 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 29 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter