Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 30.3% | 69.7% | +4.6 | ✓ (12.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +17 (126-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 42 | 13-22 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 40 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 37 | 10-13 | 0-1 | 6-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 14 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 35 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 27 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ira Newble | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner | 9 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 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 * | 42 | 14-23 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 38 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 38 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 3-6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 36 | 11-17 | 3-4 | 6-7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 25 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 31 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Danny Fortson | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Travis Best | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter