Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 2.6% | 97.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.0% | 85.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.0% | 94.0% | +15.1 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.9% | 74.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +7 (112-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 41 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 39 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 25 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 33 | 10-16 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 29 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 29 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby * | 26 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Gerard King * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 42 | 12-24 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 37 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 29 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 9-11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 27 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 19 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Hubert Davis | 12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
* = starter