Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 43.9% | 56.1% | +1.3 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (105-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 48 | 8-18 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 43 | 6-16 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 36 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 33 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 30 | 8-16 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Wang Zhi-zhi * | 11 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Horry * | 41 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 22 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 13-18 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 5-14 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 33 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 27 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Devean George * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | - |
* = starter