Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 29.4% | 70.6% | +4.8 | ✗ (6.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -2 (127-129). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Bell * | 52 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 48 | 11-25 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 27 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 47 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 45 | 16-19 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 29 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 36 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 7-10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | - |
| James Jones * | 26 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 56 | 11-28 | 0-2 | 8-12 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 22 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 54 | 10-20 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 45 | 7-19 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 42 | 12-20 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 13 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 26 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J.J. Barea | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter