Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.1% | 89.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.9% | 83.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 15.2% | 84.8% | +9.5 | ✗ (11.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 32.2% | 67.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -2 (86-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 44 | 9-20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 41 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Khalid Reeves * | 37 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 31 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Ed O'Bannon * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Martin Muursepp * | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Greg Dreiling * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Ceballos * | 39 | 10-20 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 37 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 35 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 34 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 29 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter