Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.4% | 41.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.5% | 44.5% | -1.2 | ✗ (27.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.4% | 49.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +26 (132-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 27 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 25 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 23 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 23 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 15 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wang Zhi-zhi | 14 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 32 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 32 | 14-21 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 30 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 27 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 24 | 7-10 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 12 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Chris Dudley | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter