Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.5% | 29.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 61.4% | 38.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 67.8% | 32.2% | -4.1 | ✗ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.5% | 42.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +2 (102-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 43 | 7-21 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 22 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 43 | 13-25 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 42 | 7-13 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 26 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Greg Buckner | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Gary Trent | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voshon Lenard * | 43 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 41 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | - |
| George McCloud * | 32 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 26 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 25 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Mark Strickland * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| James Posey * | 16 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 12 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
* = starter