Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.7% | 29.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 44.9% | 55.1% | +1.1 | ✗ (9.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Utah Jazz -8 (90-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 48 | 13-28 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 19 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 40 | 5-18 | 2-8 | 15-17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 24 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 36 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 33 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mark Bryant | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 32 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| John Starks * | 28 | 2-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| John Stockton * | 27 | 1-10 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 24 | 7-17 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| John Crotty * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| David Benoit * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter