Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 90.0% | 10.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 82.8% | 17.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.7% | 19.3% | -7.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.5% | 33.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -10 (92-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 43 | 11-20 | 8-15 | 7-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 17 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 30 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 30 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 28 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| George McCloud * | 21 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 20 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kobe Bryant | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erick Strickland * | 42 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 42 | 9-18 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 41 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 20 | - |
| Khalid Reeves * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Martin Muursepp * | 15 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Greg Dreiling * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ed O'Bannon * | 5 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter