Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.8% | 56.2% | +1.4 | ✓ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +9 (97-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 45 | 6-21 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 42 | 6-13 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 38 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 31 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 9 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 41 | 9-17 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 39 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 6-8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 34 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 33 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 28 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 23 | 2-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 15 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
* = starter