Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 9.0% | 91.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 10.4% | 89.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.8% | 92.2% | +13.6 | ✓ (7.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 28.5% | 71.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +21 (102-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 34 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 31 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 30 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Chucky Brown * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 22 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 21 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 15 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Chris Mihm | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Wesley Person | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Eisley * | 39 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 36 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 30 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 29 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 21 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 21 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 18 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 18 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Gary Trent | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Courtney Alexander | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Mark Bryant | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter