Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.6% | 74.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.9% | 76.1% | +6.4 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +12 (91-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 42 | 9-19 | 3-5 | 4-7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 38 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 37 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 30 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 28 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Wang Zhi-zhi | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 38 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 25 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 37 | 2-15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -1 | - |
| David Robinson * | 34 | 14-18 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 31 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 29 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 27 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 18 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter