Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 5.5% | 94.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 8.0% | 92.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 4.8% | 95.2% | +16.5 | ✓ (2.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 22.5% | 77.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +19 (105-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 41 | 6-18 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 37 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 29 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Khalid El-Amin * | 27 | 8-14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 26 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Dragan Tarlac * | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Corey Benjamin * | 18 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Dalibor Bagaric | 10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Davis * | 33 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 28 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 24 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 23 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 20 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 13 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Mark Bryant | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Donnell Harvey | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
* = starter