Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.6% | 74.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.9% | 76.1% | +6.4 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +12 (104-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 44 | 10-23 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 9 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 42 | 10-18 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 26 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 40 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 27 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 20 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Loy Vaught | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Courtney Alexander | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson * | 41 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 38 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 14-24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 36 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 32 | 8-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 30 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 29 | 6-8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 23 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| David Robinson * | 20 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Derrick Dial | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Ira Newble | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter