Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.6% | 75.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.0% | 69.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 27.2% | 72.8% | +5.4 | ✗ (20.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -15 (99-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 40 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 10-10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 33 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 39 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 38 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 31 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 11-12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 26 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 23 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 14 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 13 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 44 | 10-22 | 3-5 | 9-10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 20 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 39 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 8-11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 37 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 33 | 6-18 | 0-2 | 8-10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 24 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Donnell Harvey | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Gary Trent | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter