Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.2% | 55.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +4.4 | ✗ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -5 (103-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 46 | 12-20 | 1-1 | 10-10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 18 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 10-20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 23 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 34 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 29 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 25 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 20 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 18 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 48 | 8-19 | 0-2 | 6-9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 45 | 9-15 | 0-3 | 11-15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 25 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 41 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 33 | 6-14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 17 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Gary Trent | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Donnell Harvey | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter