Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.8% | 56.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.2% | 47.8% | -0.5 | ✓ (25.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -26 (82-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 33 | 7-19 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 32 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 30 | 10-20 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 26 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 26 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 25 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Wang Zhi-zhi | 9 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Avery Johnson | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter McCarty * | 34 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 32 | 7-14 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 29 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 25 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 24 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Mark Blount | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Joseph Forte | 8 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter