Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 38.4% | 61.6% | +2.6 | ✓ (11.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +14 (105-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 43 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 7-13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 32 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 31 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - |
| George McCloud * | 30 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Oliver Miller * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 21 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Tony Dumas * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Loren Meyer * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Barros * | 47 | 8-11 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Dino Radja * | 41 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 32 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 26 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Todd Day * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Frank Brickowski * | 12 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Marty Conlon * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brett Szabo * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter