Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.3% | 69.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.1% | 70.9% | +4.9 | ✓ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +9 (108-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 40 | 8-20 | 2-7 | 8-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 39 | 5-17 | 2-9 | 7-7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 31 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 28 | 10-14 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 23 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 11 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Evan Eschmeyer | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Popeye Jones | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Avery Johnson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Horry * | 40 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 39 | 4-16 | 1-4 | 5-7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 39 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 32 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Devean George * | 25 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 22 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter