Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 80.2% | 19.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 41.7% | 58.3% | +1.8 | ✗ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -10 (84-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 42 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 37 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 31 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 42 | 7-19 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 35 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 31 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 30 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 25 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 25 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Stacey Augmon | 15 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Kemp | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter