Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 89.7% | 10.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 86.6% | 13.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 87.8% | 12.2% | -10.8 | ✓ (2.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 71.5% | 28.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -13 (91-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 46 | 13-25 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 43 | 6-17 | 0-6 | 10-11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 37 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 35 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 23 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 22 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Donnell Harvey | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Courtney Alexander | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 47 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 44 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 35 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Khalid El-Amin * | 24 | 8-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 22 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Fizer | 11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Corey Benjamin | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dragan Tarlac | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
* = starter