Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.1% | 65.9% | +3.6 | ✗ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -3 (89-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis Daniels * | 48 | 8-16 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 42 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 27 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 7-10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 23 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 21 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Danny Fortson | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 39 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 32 | 8-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 31 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 30 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Mike Wilks * | 25 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 22 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 19 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 17 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
* = starter