Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 51.1% | 48.9% | -0.2 | ✓ (8.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -9 (104-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 40 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 38 | 10-19 | 1-2 | 7-7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 26 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 34 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 34 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 30 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Travis Best * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 13 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Mashburn * | 43 | 6-22 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 42 | 8-15 | 5-7 | 6-7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 25 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 41 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 40 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 26 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| George Lynch * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| David West | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter