Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.1% | 65.9% | +3.6 | ✗ (16.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -13 (83-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 39 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 37 | 9-18 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 37 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 28 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 28 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 24 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Brandon Bass * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Juwan Howard | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Yao * | 41 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 28 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 38 | 5-18 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 35 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 28 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Luther Head * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 23 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -5 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Mike James * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Aaron Brooks | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter