Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.6% | 67.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 23.1% | 76.9% | +6.6 | ✗ (23.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.3% | 58.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -17 (86-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 41 | 8-19 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 40 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 39 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 37 | 6-17 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 35 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Paul McPherson | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Eisley * | 46 | 6-20 | 3-9 | 5-5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 5 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 11-24 | 0-4 | 5-8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 7 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 34 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 29 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 26 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 24 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Donnell Harvey | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter