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 | ✓ (15.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 32.2% | 67.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +25 (101-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Harper * | 42 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 40 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 39 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 39 | 11-23 | 0-4 | 4-7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Jamie Watson * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Greg Dreiling | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ed O'Bannon | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Martin Muursepp | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Rod Williams * | 40 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 37 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 5-6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 35 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 30 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 27 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 24 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 24 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 12 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Horacio Llamas | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Steve Nash | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter