Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.8% | 56.2% | +1.4 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +7 (113-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 49 | 19-36 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 33 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 45 | 7-18 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | -1 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Andre Barrett * | 21 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Reece Gaines * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 1 | 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 * | 49 | 15-32 | 2-5 | 21-22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 45 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 44 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 37 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 36 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 36 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 34 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Alan Henderson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter