Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.6% | 75.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.0% | 69.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 27.2% | 72.8% | +5.4 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +5 (100-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 45 | 8-21 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 44 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 33 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 7-13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 33 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 31 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 30 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 44 | 11-21 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 42 | 10-18 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 27 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 37 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 31 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 28 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter