Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 12.8% | 87.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.0% | 88.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 3.7% | 96.3% | +18.0 | ✓ (3.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 28.9% | 71.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +21 (114-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 39 | 4-14 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 34 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 14-16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 29 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 28 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 25 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 20 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 20 | 0-8 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Chris Mihm | 17 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Michael Stewart | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 32 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 10-12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 29 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 30 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 24 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 23 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 22 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 22 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 13 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter