Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.1% | 63.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.8% | 74.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 25.9% | 74.1% | +5.8 | ✗ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings -6 (123-129). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 49 | 10-23 | 6-10 | 8-8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 33 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 44 | 7-16 | 0-4 | 7-9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 39 | 11-17 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 25 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 6-18 | 0-6 | 5-7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 28 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 24 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber * | 47 | 10-26 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 41 | 10-17 | 5-7 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 38 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 32 | 5-16 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 30 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 23 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 12 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
* = starter