Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.1% | 89.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.6% | 78.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.6% | 85.4% | +9.7 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.0% | 64.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +7 (98-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 45 | 8-12 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 44 | 6-17 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 39 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 28 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 16 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 13 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 13 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chris Carr | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 43 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 35 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 31 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 31 | 9-18 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 26 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
* = starter