Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.3% | 73.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 27.2% | 72.8% | +5.4 | ✗ (18.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.3% | 56.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings -13 (100-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 40 | 10-21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 38 | 6-10 | 1-5 | 8-8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 25 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 34 | 8-17 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 33 | 10-21 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 21 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Evan Eschmeyer * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Wang Zhi-zhi * | 10 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber * | 32 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 31 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 31 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 30 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 27 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6-12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 26 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 25 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Chucky Brown | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter