Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.3% | 58.7% | +1.9 | ✓ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers +9 (97-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 36 | 9-20 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 36 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -1 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 34 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 31 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 29 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 29 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Khalid Reeves * | 15 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -7 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Erick Strickland | 8 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Bubba Wells | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Riley | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamond Murray * | 42 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 36 | 9-20 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 3 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 35 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 30 | 3-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 25 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 24 | 2-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Keith Closs * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic * | 19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Pooh Richardson | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter