Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 51.1% | 48.9% | -0.2 | ✓ (7.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -8 (82-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 39 | 7-21 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 38 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 23 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 29 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 20 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 17 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 33 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Dickau * | 36 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 35 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 32 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - |
| JR Smith * | 27 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -2 | - |
| George Lynch * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 20 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Jackson Vroman * | 12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Maciej Lampe | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Junior Harrington | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter