Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.8% | 56.2% | +1.4 | ✓ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +11 (97-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 37 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 36 | 9-16 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 35 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 30 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 26 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 23 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 22 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Torraye Braggs * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Alton Ford | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 6-11 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 37 | 9-16 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 35 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 23 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 35 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 22 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 16 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Travis Best * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Marquis Daniels | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter