Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.6% | 67.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.1% | 76.9% | +6.6 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.3% | 58.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +10 (109-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 44 | 12-23 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 24 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 40 | 9-21 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 40 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 40 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 26 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Rodney Rogers | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Elliot Perry | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 46 | 12-20 | 2-3 | 8-8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 31 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 40 | 8-16 | 2-3 | 2-6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 40 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 38 | 10-19 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 11 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 19 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter