Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.0% | 92.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.0% | 89.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 9.1% | 90.9% | +12.7 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 28.9% | 71.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +14 (99-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 12-22 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 17 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 40 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 39 | 1-13 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 34 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 24 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Khalid Reeves * | 19 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Eric Riley * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Martin Muursepp | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Bubba Wells | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Henderson * | 40 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 37 | 9-19 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 35 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 35 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 27 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 19 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Scott Brooks * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter