Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.8% | 22.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.4% | 28.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 76.4% | 23.6% | -6.5 | ✓ (3.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 64.7% | 35.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -3 (72-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Phills * | 45 | 4-20 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 43 | 4-15 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 42 | 7-19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 41 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 27 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 41 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Mark West * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Reggie Geary * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 48 | 6-17 | 1-4 | 9-10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 42 | 6-17 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 41 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 38 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 27 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Jamie Watson * | 26 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Greg Dreiling | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Stevin Smith | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Martin Muursepp | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter