Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.7% | 48.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.4% | 43.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.6% | 66.4% | +3.7 | ✗ (14.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -11 (89-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 7-21 | 0-4 | 5-7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 28 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 40 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 4-5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 36 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 22 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Devean George * | 21 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 47 | 7-21 | 1-6 | 10-10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 26 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 42 | 10-20 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 5 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 29 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 28 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 12 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Evan Eschmeyer | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter